Friendly staff of the Treasurer's office

Welcome to the Berkeley County Treasurer’s Office

Carolyn Umphlett, Treasurer

The Treasurer's Office:

• Collects Real, Personal, Motor Vehicle And Other Taxes
• Oversees Disbursement To County Government, Municipalities, Schools and Special Taxing Districts In Berkeley County
• Maintains Records Of Revenues Collected And Invests Any Funds Not Immediately Needed For Disbursement
• Conducts Tax Notification
• Issues Tax Refunds
• Collect delinquent property taxes

The Treasurer, an elected official, serves as the holding agent for funds from County departments. These departments deposit their funds (such as grants, plat sales, fines and copy fees) with the Treasurer. The Treasurer invests these monies, along with tax collections, to generate additional revenues for the County in the form of interest earnings.

This Office Does Not

• Set property tax rates or millage
• Assess the value of property see (Real Property Services [Assessor])
• Determine the amount of tax owed (see Auditor)
• Make Address or name corrections (see Auditor or Real Property Services [Assessor])
• Create or change the assessment ratio on real property (see Real Property Services [Assessor])
• Grant high mileage tax discounts on personal property vehicle taxes (see Auditor)
• Grant homestead or other property tax exemptions (see Auditor)