Pierce County Budget & Finance

The Revenue Division is responsible for the treasury management function of Pierce County and for collecting payments due to the County.

Primary functions include:

Maintaining the bank accounts of the County.
Investing surplus cash of the County and its junior taxing districts.
Issuing the short and long term debt of the County.
Paying the principal and interest due on outstanding bonds and notes of the County and its junior taxes districts.
Redeeming warrants issued by the County and its junior taxing districts.
Maintaining cash, investment, and debt service accounting records for its junior taxing districts.
Processing Unclaimed Property.

Other functions include collecting Property taxes, Gambling taxes, Local improvement district special assessments, Sewer service fees and general accounts receivable.

Property Tax

For information regarding your current property tax status, please call the Automated Tax and Value Information System at 253.798.3333 or the Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer Customer Service Hotline at 253.798.6111. Information can also be found on the web at:

Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer Website

Look up your property tax payment amount

Find out how to pay your Property Taxes

Unclaimed Property

Unclaimed property is any intangible amount owed or held by an organization that remains unpaid or has no evidence of positive owner activity for an extended period of time. Unclaimed property does not include real estate, vehicles, and most physical property. In the case of Pierce County Budget and Finance, unclaimed property consists of warrants (checks) that remain uncashed six months or more from the date the warrant is issued.

State of Washington Unclaimed Property Home Page

For additional information regarding Pierce County unclaimed property, please contact Mas Jones at pcbudget@co.pierce.wa.us or 253.798.7552.

General Information
615 South 9th Street, Suite 100
Tacoma, WA 98405

253.798.7763 Phone
253.798.6699 Fax
pcbudget@co.pierce.wa.us

Revenue Manager, Jack Rusler
253.798.7551 Phone
jrusler@co.pierce.wa.us