We are accepting credit card payments on the Internet for ALL current property taxes. You will need to supply additional information about your auto insurance coverage on vehicle tax payments. Credit card payments are available via the Internet and are NOT accepted at the window in the Treasurer’s Office in St. George or Summerville.

We have chosen to use Official Payments Corp. to provide this credit card payment service to the County. This company provides this service to many states, local counties and to the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Whenever a credit card is used for any purchase, the merchant does not receive the full amount that is charged to the credit card. On line businesses sometime recover this cost by adding a "handling fee" to the cost of the merchandise ordered. To pay for this service, Official Payments Corp. will charge you a convenience fee. This fee will show up as a separate charge on your bill and Dorchester County does not receive any of this fee. A complete fee schedule follows this information. You will be informed of the amount of the fee before your transaction is completed and you will have an opportunity to terminate the transaction if you do not wish to accept the charge.

Please keep in mind that, per South Carolina State Law, you cannot pay a current tax bill if there are outstanding prior year taxes on that same property. Dorchester County will return any tax payment made for current taxes if there are prior years taxes outstanding. Any convenience fee paid will NOT be refunded.

Please examine all of the information as you determine if this method of payment suits your needs. 

You will need Dorchester County’s tax notice number, current address, phone number, email address and credit card information.  For vehicle payment you will need all of the above AND your INSURANCE CARRIER.

If you wish to proceed with making an online payment, click on the following link:

PAY TAXES ONLINE