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Property Tax Billing and Collections, Built Into Your CIS

enQuesta calculates property taxes from current assessments and rates, bills them on the same statement as utilities, and manages collections through to payment or lien. One platform for tax and utility revenue, proven at government operations since 1973.

Tax Billing & Collections

What Property Tax Billing Software Should Do for a Municipality

Property Tax on the Same Bill as Utilities

Property tax lines sit on the same statement and the same customer record as water, electric, and refuse. Residents get one bill and one payment. Your finance team works from one system instead of reconciling a standalone tax package against the CIS every cycle.

Assessments and Levies, Configured Not Coded

enQuesta calculates each parcel's tax from current assessed values and your approved mill or levy rates. When the council sets a new rate or the assessor updates values, your team applies the change through configuration. No development ticket, no custom code, no upgrade risk.

Delinquency and Collections, End to End

Late fees, interest, overdue tracking, installment agreements, and delinquency notices run automatically on the schedule you set. Accounts can be flagged for liens or further legal action, so revenue that used to slip through the cracks gets recovered.

Self-Service Payments for Taxpayers

Taxpayers view current and past bills, pay by card or ACH, and set up recurring payments from a secure portal. That means fewer counter visits and phone calls, faster collections, and a payment experience residents already expect from every other bill they pay.

Connected to Property and GIS Systems

enQuesta integrates with your property, assessment, and GIS systems so parcel data, ownership changes, and address updates stay consistent. Premise-based records keep the bill attached to the property, not just the current owner, which is how tax billing actually works.

Audit-Ready Reporting for Councils and States

Real-time dashboards show collection performance at a glance. Exportable reports and complete transaction histories give councils, auditors, and state agencies the documentation they ask for, without a scramble at the deadline.

The Same Platform That Bills Your Utilities

250+
Communities running enQuesta today
50+
Years billing revenue in production
1973
In continuous production at government operations
FAQ

Property Tax Billing Questions

Property tax billing software calculates what each property owner owes, generates the tax bill, records payments, and manages delinquent accounts. For a municipality it takes assessed values and approved tax rates, produces accurate bills, and tracks collections through to payment or lien. enQuesta does this inside the same customer information system (CIS) that runs utility billing, so tax and utility revenue live in one system of record instead of two.
Yes. Property tax is billed from the same platform, the same customer record, and often the same statement as water, sewer, electric, gas, and refuse. Payments post to one account, and your team reconciles one system. Municipalities that already run enQuesta for utilities can add property tax without standing up a separate tax package and integrating it back to the CIS.
Delinquency is handled inside the platform. enQuesta applies late fees and interest on your schedule, tracks overdue balances in real time, manages installment and payment agreements, and generates delinquency notices automatically. Accounts can be flagged for liens or further legal action, so collections work that used to take days of manual effort runs in the background.
Yes. enQuesta is built for the way cities, towns, and counties actually administer property tax: configurable mill and levy rates, assessment-based calculation, exemptions and abatements, and audit-ready records. Because it is configuration-driven, your team adapts to new rates, local tax codes, and billing cycles without custom development.
Yes. A secure self-service portal lets property owners view current and past tax bills, pay by credit card or ACH, and set up recurring payments or reminders. Online payment reduces inbound calls and counter traffic while speeding up collections and cutting down on payment disputes.
Yes. enQuesta connects to property, assessment, and GIS systems so parcel data, ownership, and address changes stay in sync with billing. Premise-based records keep each bill tied to the property itself, which matters when ownership changes mid-cycle or a parcel is split.
Yes. enQuesta runs in a managed cloud built and secured for government operations, or on-premise in your own data center if that is your requirement. The property tax billing and collections capabilities are the same either way.

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