Taxation and Revenue

Assessment Appeal Process, Personal Property Tax, City Revenues

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Services and Information

Departments and Agencies

  • Assessor's Office
    The Assessor's Office assesses and records information on all property for the City of St. Louis.
  • Collector of Revenue
    The Collector of Revenue, Gregory F.X. Daly, collects real estate taxes, property taxes, earnings taxes, water and refuse bills
  • Earnings Tax
    The earning tax is a one percent earnings tax collected from all city residents regardless of where they work, and non-city residents who work within city limits.
  • Economic Development Tax Board
    Events and meeting materials pertaining to the Economic Development Tax Board

Online Applications and Forms

Downloadable Forms

  • 2019 Business Personal Property Declaration Form
    Blank 2019 Business/Corporate Personal Property Form
  • 2019 Individual Personal Property Declaration Form
    Blank 2019 Personal Property Individual Declaration Form
  • 2020 Business Personal Property Declaration Blank Form
    Blank Form for 2020 Business Personal Property Declaration
  • Certificate of Value Form (COV)
    Certificate of Value Form for Sale and/or Transfer of Real Estate in the City of St Louis
  • Direct Payment Program Form
    Direct payment allows you to pay your Water-Refuse bill directly from your checking or savings account.
  • E-1 Form (Fillable)
    Form E-1 is a tax return used by a resident individual taxpayer or a non-resident working in the City of St. Louis to file and pay the earnings tax due not withheld by the employer.
  • E-11 Form
    Form E-11 is a voluntary payment voucher used to make a pre-payment on individual and business earnings tax accounts.
  • E-1CR Form (Fillable)
    Supplemental form to be filed along with Form E-1 for St. Louis residents who paid income taxes to another state or political subdivision
  • E-1R Form (Fillable)
    Form E-1R is a tax return used by a non-resident of St. Louis to request a refund of tax withheld based on the fact that the employee had whole days worked out of the city. The number of days worked out of the city must be verified by the employer.
  • E-234 Form (Fillable)
    Form E-234 is a business tax return to report and pay the earnings tax of 1% due
  • E-5 Form (Fillable)
    A notice to cancel the Earnings Tax account due to closure, sale of the business, or termination of activities within the City of St. Louis.
  • E-6 Form (Fillable)
    Form E-6 is an informational disbursement report used by Not-For-Profit organizations only to identify certain payments not reported on W-2's. Federal Form 1099-MISC can be substituted for the E-6 to report payments of $1000 or more.
  • E-8 Form (Fillable)
    A notice to request an extension of time to file a business return. The business taxpayer is approved for a six month extension of time when no tax delinquency exists. The individual taxpayer is not allowed to file for an extension. Please be aware that an extension of time to file your return does not grant you any extension of time to pay your tax liability.
  • E-9 Form (Fillable)
    Form E-9 is an application card to establish an account with the Earnings Tax Department
  • P-10/W-10 Forms (Fillable)
    Form P-10 is a quarterly tax return to remit payroll expense tax of 1/2 of 1% (.005) of gross compensation paid to employees who are performing work or services in the City of St. Louis. The employer pays this tax.
  • TEST 2017 Businesses Personal Property Declaration
    Blank 2017 Corporate and Business Personal Property Declaration form
  • W-11 Form (Fillable)
    Employer's Monthly Deposit Form Earnings Tax Withheld (with Instructions)
  • W-3 Form (Fillable)
    Earnings Tax Reconciliation (with Instructions)

Meeting Materials

See Also

Business Taxation

License Tax Fee Schedule, Special Tax District Information, Downloadable Tax Forms

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