ROCKVILLE, Indiana — May 13, 2009 — Parke County Treasurer, Mary Alice Gregg, has announced that residents can now make real estate and personal property tax payments over the phone, as well as at the agency office. For added convenience, taxpayers may use an American Express®, Discover®, MasterCard® or VISA® credit card or debit card to make a payment. The County has contracted with Point & Pay, a third party vendor, to operate as an extension of their customer support and payment processing services.
“We are excited to be able to provide 24/7 payment convenience to our taxpayers,” said Gregg.
The new service gives residents a flexible, secure method of making payments conveniently and on time. Depending upon individual card benefits, cardholders can even earn rewards such as airline miles or other bonuses when paying their taxes with their credit card. Parke County residents’ first-half property taxes are due June 12, 2009.
Residents can pay by phone by dialing toll-free (866) 636-3851 and using the interactive voice response system.
Information requested will include a parcel number, credit or debit card account number, and the amount of the tax that is to be paid. A nominal fee is calculated and charged for this convenient service.
For over eight years, Point & Pay has offered taxpayers the ease of fulfilling payment obligations in real-time, conveniently and securely, at anytime, from anywhere.
“Credit and debit card payments continue to rise in popularity, reflecting the trend of using electronic payment methods instead of traditional, paper-based options,” said Joshua Rush, Director of Marketing for Point & Pay. “We are excited to bring this convenient, new payment option to the citizens of Parke County.”
Point & Pay enables government agencies and utilities to accept electronic payments from consumers and businesses for taxes, registrations, licenses, utility bills, and other services and fees using credit and debit cards or electronic checks — anytime, anywhere. Point & Pay is a subsidiary of Vesta Corporation, an innovator and worldwide leader in electronic commerce. With operations in the US, Europe and China, Vesta provides new and innovative solutions for electronic payments for leading international companies, including AT&T, China Mobile, China Unicom, Ericsson, Meteor Mobile Communications, O2, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon.
Mary Alice Gregg, Treasurer
mgreggtreas@yahoo.com
(765) 569-4002
Chrissy Newnum, First Deputy
chrissynewnum@hotmail.com
(765) 569-4002
Scott Boucher
Manager, Corporate Communications
info@trustvesta.com
(503) 790-2500