Author Archives: Patty

Year-End is Right Around the Corner. Are You Ready?

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Patty

As we receive a high volume of calls this time of year assisting Collectors in their Year-End Close, we thought it would be beneficial to write a short blog post to give you some guidance in preparation.

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2020 New Clerk Training

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Patty

Typically, we schedule a New Clerk Training session in May, which did not happen this year due to COVID-19. We feel this training is very important for our new Clerks so, at this point, we are planning a virtual New … Continue reading →

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Lien Notice/Execute Reminder

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Patty

This is reminder to those of you who have not yet started your lien process:

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Dog Civil Forfeitures

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Patty

It’s time to start your dog civil forfeiture process for all owners who have failed to renew/license their dog(s) for last year. The RSAs are very specific in regard to when you need to complete the civil forfeiture steps.

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Lien Interest Rate Change per HB1673

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Patty

We wanted to remind you that it’s time to change your lien interest rate to 14%. HB1673 changed the lien interest rate from 18% to 14% starting with the 2019 liened invoices. To change the rate in Avitar Tax Collect: … Continue reading →

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IMPORTANT Software Update Information

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Patty

As year end is quickly approaching, we wanted to update you on some important information/dates: SB92 goes into effect 1/1/2020, which changes the expiration date of new (and transferred) leased vehicles to the primary lessee’s birth month. We will be … Continue reading →

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July 4th and 5th Closure

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Patty

Avitar will be closed Thursday, July 4th, and Friday, July 5th, in recognition of Independence Day. Evidence indicates that most municipalities will be closed both days as well. Consequently, we will not be scheduling anyone to cover phones as we … Continue reading →

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Warning: Processing Pre-Payments Using Future Dates

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Patty

Spoiler alert: you should never process a pre-payment using a date in the future. The longer explanation is we recently received a call from a collector who was having difficulty posting a payment to an invoice that already had partial … Continue reading →

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2019 New Tax Collector Training

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Patty

We have scheduled a new tax collector training session for May 14th, 2019, from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. This session is open to new collectors, whether you are new to the position, new to the Avitar Collect system, or just need … Continue reading →

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2019 New Clerk Training

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Patty

We have scheduled a new clerk training session for May 14th, 2019, from 9:00am to 12:00pm. This session is open to new clerks, whether you are new to the position, new to the Avitar Clerk system, or just need a … Continue reading →

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