Tax payments and questions

Wayne County Taxation FYI

The fundamental purpose of taxation is to be the mechanism through which the citizens of Wayne County fund public services such as law enforcement, rural fire protection, emergency response services, publicly operated hospitals, road construction and maintenance, public schools, garbage collection and many more entities that address quality of life issues for every resident. Public services receive the bulk of their operating funds through taxation, licensing and registration as well as fines and other government assessment fees.

The Wayne County Tax Assessor-Collector is making it easier for you to interact with their office on a range of tax payments. Please visit their secure online portals designed for your convenience. Remember, any online electronic payments made by credit card will be charged a non-refundable 3.75 percent processing fee over and above the taxation amount.

Please note, the provided links will take visitors to a partner website outside of www.waynecounty.ms:

For automobile license plate (tag) renewals, click HERE (site allows you to find your automobile by plate ID, VIN or title ID)

To pay your real property (land) taxes, click HERE (site allows you to search by name of property/land owner)

To pay your business (personal) property taxes, click HERE (site allows you to search by name of business)

To review the entire current Wayne County property tax database, click HERE (site searches by name, parcel number or section/township/range)

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Questions about your county-level taxes?

The Wayne County Tax Assessor-Collector’s staff stands ready to answer your questions about taxation and payment inquiries during regular business hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday — with the exception of authorized holidays and unforeseen closures as necessitated by inclement weather, natural disasters or emergencies) by calling 601-735-2588 or 601-735-3381 or visiting their offices on the first floor of the Wayne County Courthouse at 609 Azalea Drive in Waynesboro, Mississippi.

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The Mississippi Department of Revenue offers basic answers to general questions the public might have about taxation via the links appearing below. Please note: This is informal interpretation of the tax law and is not intended to serve as a rule, regulation, declaratory opinion or letter ruling. Legislation, regulations, court decisions, notices and announcements could affect the accuracy of this information. Please refer to the Mississippi Code Annotated and the Mississippi Administrative Code for the most current version of the law and administrative procedures.

For FAQs about real property taxes, click HERE 

For FAQs about motor vehicle taxes, click HERE

For FAQs about business taxes, click HERE

For FAQs about individual taxes, click HERE