Assessor - Personal Property Assessment and Records

Corrected March 1, 2012 at 1 p.m. with updated filing information.

The Assessor's Office wants to remind you that you should have received in the mail your 2012 Tangible Personal Property Tax Return.  After checking the property listed on the form to see if it is correct and making any necessary changes, you must then sign, date and return the entire form to:

Assessor's Office

City Hall

1200 Market Street, Rm. 115

St. Louis, MO  63103-2882

By state law the forms are normally due no later than April 1st.  Since April 1st falls on Sunday this year, any returns received in the Assessor's Office by 5 p.m. on April 2, 2012 will be considered timely.  Under state law, individuals and firms not filing by this year's April 2nd deadline are subject to a mandatory 10% filing penalty.

General Instructions

1. Revised Statutes of Missouri make it mandatory upon the taxpayer to file a list of all taxable tangible personal property, without prior notification or service, between January1st and April 1st of each year.  Tax assessments are predicated on 33 1/3% of true value in money.
2. This assessment is made as of Jan. 1 for the current year's tax.  Tax bill covering same will be mailed to you by the Collector of Revenue of the City of St. Louis, or will be available at his office during the latter part of the year.  In the event of change of name or address, please submit changes in writing to the Assessor Office, Room 115, City Hall, St. Louis, Mo. 63103 or fax to (314) 622-4695 or (314) 622-4212.  A change of name and address form is available on the Assessor's web page on http://stlouis-mo.gov/ .
3. Appeals from assessed valuations on tangible personal property may be made to the Board of Equalization.  Requests for an appeal must be made by the taxpayer, in writing, on or before the second Monday in July.
4. Return should be signed by the taxpayer and returned to the Assessor's office promptly to avoid penalties for late filing.  Under the laws of the State of Missouri, the Assessor is compelled to assess your property with a 10% penalty if a return has not been filed on or before April 1st.  A postmark of April 1st will be considered as a timely filing.  In order for you to return this form by mail, a self-addressed envelope, which requires postage, is enclosed.  To obtain a receipt as proof that a declaration was filed, please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope.

Taxpayers who did not receive a form in the mail but own personal property are still required to fill out a declaration form.  For further information, contact the Assessor's Office at (314) 622-4171 for individual accounts or (314) 622-4181 for business accounts.  Due to the high volume of calls expected at the end of March, it is suggested that taxpayers needing additional information contact the Assessor's Office as soon as possible. 

 

Assessor's Office

City of St. Louis

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