The Brown County Auditor’s Office is notifying property owners that second-half real estate tax bills that will be sent by the Brown County Treasurer, will be delayed due to the statewide implementation of Ohio House Bill 186. The new law, effective in late March 2026, requires an inflation cap credit to be applied retroactively to Tax Year 2025 real property and Tax Year 2026 manufactured homes. This may result in reduced second-half tax amounts.
The credit will appear on tax bills as the “inflation cap credit.”
Because these changes must be applied accurately, the second-half due date has not yet been certified, but it will be no earlier than July 20, 2026.
For questions about property values or tax calculations, contact the Auditor’s Office at 937‑378‑6398 or jhall@browncountyauditor.org.
For questions about payments, contact the Treasurer’s Office at 937‑378‑6705 or treasurer@browncountyohio.gov.
