Office Hours Update

8:30 AM-4:30 P.M. MONDAY– FRIDAY (APPOINTMENTS RECOMMENDED)
PLEASE NOTE: MASKS ARE NOW REQUIRED TO ENTER THE HANCOCK COUNTY COURTHOUSE

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2021 Hancock County Dog Tag Sales begin December 1, 2020 and end January 31, 2021!

PLEASE NOTE:  Dog tags cannot be purchased at the Auditor's Office this year. They can be purchased online, through the mail, or at one one of the pilot locations.

Click here to purchase your dog tags online

Printable dog tag application

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Hancock County Auditor, Charity Rauschenberg, receives the Ohio State Auditor Award with Distinction for 2019 Financials

Back: Lori Brodie, Representative of Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber, Lynn Taylor-Asst. Clerk, Christine Carrigan - Deputy Clerk - Fiscal Services, Adam Witteman - Fiscal Services Administrator, Sarah Mutchler - Clerk, Tammy Erwin- Asst. Clerk

Front:  Auditor Charity Rauschenberg, Kim Boudrie, Fiscal Accounting, Nancy Hiatt, Payroll Administrator

For fiscal year ended 2019 Hancock County received the award by meeting the following criteria of a “clean” audit report:

• The entity filed timely financial reports with the Auditor of State’s office in accordance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles);
•    The audit report did not contain any findings for recovery, material citations, material weaknesses, significant deficiencies, Single Audit findings or questioned costs;

• The entity’s management letter contained no comments related to:
  • Ethics referrals
  • Questioned costs less than $10,000
  • Lack of timely report submission
  • Reconciliation
  • Failure to obtain a timely Single Audit
  • Findings for recovery less than $100
  • Public meetings or public records
• The entity had no other financial or other concerns

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CAUV

New DTE Form 109(A) CAUV Continuing Applications have been mailed for renewal.

An initial application, DTE Form 109, may be filed with the Hancock County Auditor's Office between the first of January and prior to the first Monday in March of the tax year seeking CAUV valuation.

All continuing applications for land already in the CAUV program must be filed prior to the first Monday in March.

On the second Tuesday in March, the Auditor determines whether all continuing and initial applications (for land already in the CAUV program) have been filed, and notifies those current owners who failed to file the continuing or initial application by the deadline.

The first Monday in June is the last day for the Auditor to view land upon which applications have been filed to determine whether it is devoted exclusively to agricultural use.

The first Monday in August is the last day for the Auditor to notify, by certified mail, each owner of land whose CAUV application is denied, citing reasons for the denial.

If you would like more information on CAUV - please visit the Department of Taxation Website

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