IMPORTANT NOTICE: USPS POSTMARKS & FILING DEADLINES
Attention Lampasas County Property Owners and Taxpayers
The Lampasas Central Appraisal District would like to make property owners aware of important information regarding United States Postal Service (USPS) postmark procedures.
The date your mail is postmarked may not be the same date you placed it in the mailbox or delivered it to the post office.
Due to USPS mail processing and transportation procedures, some mail may receive a postmark several days after it was originally mailed.
Why Does This Matter?
Many property tax deadlines are determined by the date a payment or document is mailed, received, or otherwise submitted in accordance with Texas law.
A delayed postmark could create complications when submitting:
- Property tax payments
- Homestead and other exemption applications
- Agricultural and wildlife valuation applications
- Business Personal Property renditions
- Property tax protests and other time-sensitive documents
How Can You Protect Yourself?
To help avoid missed deadlines, LCAD encourages property owners to:
- Mail early. Allow additional time for USPS processing and delivery.
- Request a manual postmark. Visit your local post office counter and ask a postal employee to postmark your mail on the date it is submitted. USPS provides this service at no additional charge.
- Keep proof of mailing. Consider obtaining a USPS mailing receipt or other acceptable documentation showing when your mail was submitted.
- Use alternative submission methods. When available, consider online payments, electronic filing, or delivering documents directly to our office.
Important Reminder
Under Texas Tax Code §1.08, certain filings and payments may still qualify as timely when satisfactory proof of mailing by the deadline is provided, even if the postmark reflects a later date.
Please do not wait until the deadline to mail important payments or documents.