Meet the Auditor

The auditor is responsible for establishing and monitoring the accounting and budgeting systems of Saline County. She is responsible for preparing the County's financial statements and works with the outside auditors on the annual financial audit.

The County Auditor also monitors compliance with state statutes relative to contracts, bidding and purchasing. She establishes and monitors internal control procedures, reviews accounts payable activity, monitors and evaluates the condition of the county budget and funds, and certifies contracts and expenditures. The Saline County Auditor also maintains property records and conducts physical asset inventories.

The auditor keeps accounts of all appropriations and expenditures made by the County Commission; and no warrant shall be drawn or obligations incurred without his/her certification that an encumbered balance, sufficient to pay against which such warrant or obligation is to be charged.

The auditor audits and examines all accounts, demands, and claims presented for payment against the county, and approves to the County Commission all lawful, true, and just accounts, payable out of the county revenue or out of any county funds before the same is allowed a warrant issued therefore.

The auditor keeps a correct account between the county and all county offices; and the auditor examines all records and settlements made by them for and with County Commission or with each other; and the auditor has, at all reasonable times, access to all books, county records, or papers kept by any county officer, or employee.

The auditor's office performs numerous functions to ensure your tax dollars are being spent prudently and for the purposes for which they are intended.

It is the mission of the auditor's office to ensure that your hard-earned tax dollars are not wasted, but are used to make Saline County one of the best places to live and work in Missouri. We work diligently toward that goal.

Maintains the general ledger for all funds.
Estimates anticipated revenues and expenditures for proposed budget.
Acknowledges availability of funds for purchase requisitions.
Prepare monthly expenditure reports.
Prepare yearly financial statements.
Audits special funds held by officeholders.

The Saline County Auditor's office has an open door policy. All are welcome with questions and concerns at anytime.

Form W-9

SALINE COUNTY TAXES

What are they????

Things to know when you hear those words.

SALES TAX

When buying locally (Sales tax): If you purchase an item physically from a storefront inside Marshall, you will pay the original-based combined sales tax of 8.975% at the register.

USE TAX

When ordering online (Use tax): If you live in Marshall and order a piece of furniture or other items from and out-of-state on-line retailer that is registered to collect Missouri tax, they will charge you the destination based use tax rate of 8.975% to deliver it to your home.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TAX

Rate and Duration: A 0.5% county-wide sales tax supports economic development and county operations, running through the end of 2038.

PROPERTY TAX RATE – taxes paid on Personal/Real Estate

This process takes place every year and is advertised per State Statute RSMO 67.110(2). This year the notice was published in the Marshall Democrat News on 8/12/2026, was posted on the County Clerk’s website as well as the County Website and posted in numerous places within the Courthouse and sent to all media outlets.

On August 26, 2026 at 8:50 a.m. a public hearing was held at the Saline County Commissioner’s Chambers, Marshall, Missouri, at which time the citizens of Saline County had the opportunity to be heard on the property tax rate proposed to be set by the Saline County Commission. The tax rate shall be set to produce the revenues, which the budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2027- December 31, 2027, shows to be required by the current assessed valuation. The result is multiplied by 100 so the tax rate will be expressed in cents per $100 assessed valuation.

Example: If your property is assessed at $23,650

($23,650 x .1536 = $36.33) taxes owed to General Revenue Subdivision

Keep in mind that there are other Subdivisions owed as well depending on where you live

Schools/City/SRD/Ambulance District/Fire District/VT-SRD/Saline Co Health Dept/Senate Bill 40 State Of Missouri

Below is a table showing the Property tax rates for the past 13 years for all subdivisions of Saline County.

In the past 12 years the Saline County Commission has always set the tax rate under the ceiling amount set by the State Auditor’s office Pro Forma form based off of the assessed valuations. General Revenue is the only subdivision that has always set their tax rate below the ceiling. The tax rate isn’t being raised, it’s being set where it should be based off the data submitted to the State by the county assessor.

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