Benton County MO Collector of Revenue

Benton County MO Collector of Revenue David Brodersen collects property & lodging taxes, and issues business licenses for Benton County MO.

09/10/2026

Thank you to Nancy Schetzler for sending this September 1930 photo of her grandfather Herb Riemenschnitter who served as Benton County Collector from 1929-1935. The young woman in the photo is Wanda Bresee Dryden (unsure of spelling).
Today, the Collector's desk is still in this room, but payments are collected at windows in the hallway (rather than behind a chain-link fence). The window at left was walled over when a new addition was put on the front of the Benton County, MO Courthouse.
We had located a deed to Mr. Riemenschnitter's property for Mrs. Schetzler & she passed on this photo & info to us. Her great-great grandfather was one of the Commissioners ("County judges") in 1886 when the current Courthouse was built & his name appears on a stone on the outside of the building & also on a Veteran brick, honoring his service in the Civil War.

The 2026 Tax Sale will be hosted by the Collector, David Brodersen, at the Benton County, MO Courthouse on Monday, Augus...
08/21/2026

The 2026 Tax Sale will be hosted by the Collector, David Brodersen, at the Benton County, MO Courthouse on Monday, August 24th at 10AM, assisted by Laramie Drenon of Drenon Auction Service. Please arrive early to get a bidder number. You may register on the day of the sale, but please be sure to bring your Missouri ID.

Over 700 properties will be offered outdoors on the courthouse steps, rain or shine. Please come prepared with a chair, snacks, and maybe an umbrella. Cold bottled water and sunscreen will be provided for free.

For more information, call (660) 438-7721 or visit https://bentoncountytaxsale.com. The website includes a list of properties and an interactive map.

08/19/2026

To clear up some confusion around the tax sale on Monday: State law requires every county to have their tax sale on the same day, at the same time. Some people send friends or family to bid at multiple sales on their behalf, but be aware that I am required to issue Certificates of Purchase in the name of the person who is physically present. IF YOU ARE A MISSOURI RESIDENT and send someone to bid on your behalf, your agent will have to transfer the Certificate of Purchase to you. My office will prepare the paperwork and you will need to pay a $29 recording fee for each parcel. IF YOU ARE NOT A MISSOURI RESIDENT, your agent cannot transfer their Certificates to you. A Certificate of Purchase can only be held by a Missouri resident.

08/06/2026

Starting with May renewal reminders, and moving forward, customers will notice a change on their postcards. A PIN will no longer display and be required for the online renewal­–just enter your vehicle year, zip code, and plate or ATV decal number!

08/04/2026

The tax sale map has been updated with the latest 2026 aerial photography! Thanks to the much higher resolution of the new images, you can zoom in closer and see more detail than ever before. Visit https://taxsale.bentoncountycollector.com/map and select "Aerial imagery" in the layer list at the top right.

The 2026 Tax Sale listing is appearing in this week's edition of the Benton County Enterprise. It will also be published...
07/22/2026

The 2026 Tax Sale listing is appearing in this week's edition of the Benton County Enterprise. It will also be published for the next two weeks.

We will have new plastic, snap-close folders and large dry-erase bidder paddles for the tax sale on Monday, August 24th!...
07/15/2026

We will have new plastic, snap-close folders and large dry-erase bidder paddles for the tax sale on Monday, August 24th! To see the current list of properties and download a registration form, visit bentoncountytaxsale.com.

12/11/2025

The USPS has instituted a new rule stating that postmarks are only applied at the first automation step, not at the time of acceptance. This means that when you put an envelope in your mailbox, it won't be postmarked until it arrives at a sorting center up to a few days later. Missouri law currently relies on the postmark date to determine if late fees are applied to tax payments. To avoid late fees, please do not wait until the last few days of December to mail your payment. To be extra certain, consider mailing your payment at a post office location and have a clerk manually postmark it, or use a mail class like Certified, Registered, or Priority and save your receipt with the acceptance date.

We're often asked why we charge a service fee on taxes paid with a credit or debit card. All card networks (MasterCard, ...
12/08/2025

We're often asked why we charge a service fee on taxes paid with a credit or debit card. All card networks (MasterCard, Discover, AMEX, etc) charge processing fees for transactions. In the private sector, stores like Walmart cover these fees from their profits and can adjust prices to account for changes in network service fees. But Missouri law prohibits counties from using tax revenue to pay card processing fees (see RSMo 139.055). Even if it was allowed, the county would have to budget for the worst-case scenario in which everyone pays with a card, which comes out to around $500,000 in fees each year. The only way to pay that would be to increase your taxes, effectively charging processing fees to everyone, even those who don't pay with a card. So, the fairest option is to charge the network's processing fee to those who choose to pay by card and offer other payment options, like cash or check, without a fee.

11/18/2025

We have a backlog of outgoing receipts because of an issue with our postage meter. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you need a receipt right away, you can print them from bentoncountycollector.com. Refunds and returns are going out with stamps and shouldn't be delayed.

Address

316 Van Buren Street
Warsaw, MO
65355

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 12pm
1pm - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 12pm
1pm - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 12pm
1pm - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 12pm
1pm - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 12pm
1pm - 4:30pm

Telephone

+16604387721

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