The Account Change Form is the Sacramento County Assessor's form for reporting a change to a business, vessel or airplane account that appears on a Sacramento County property tax bill. Bill recipients use it to tell the county that the account has closed, or that the owner, business name, location or mailing address has changed. On this page you can fill out the Account Change Form online on FillingPDF and download or print the completed PDF. The county publishes the original, titled BPP Unsecured Account-Address Change Form, on the Assessor's website.
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What is Account Change Form – Sacramento County, CA?
The Account Change Form, printed as the BPP Unsecured Account-Address Change Form, is the Sacramento County Assessor's form that a bill recipient completes to report a closure or a change of owner, business name, location or mailing address for a business, vessel or airplane account.
It is issued by the Sacramento County Personal Property Division, Office of the Assessor, 3636 American River Drive, Suite 200, Sacramento, CA 95864-5952, and the revision line identifies it as a bill insert dated 2/14/2022. The form says the information you give is forwarded to the Assessor's Office.
The form identifies your account with the parcel number and class number from the bill, your name as shown on the bill, the bill number and, if applicable, the boat or aircraft number. You then check one or more boxes: CLOSED, OWNER, BUS. NAME, LOCATION or MAILING ADDRESS, each with an effective date and the new information.
The bill carries a warning that it is a valid bill that the Department of Finance cannot cancel, and that you are responsible for it if you owned, claimed, possessed, controlled or managed the property on January 1 of the year assessed. This form cannot be used to cancel a tax bill.
Other address changes use other channels. Real property owners changing a mailing address are pointed to the Assessor's Mailing Address Change form, and state assessed (utility roll) changes go to the State Board of Equalization.
Who needs to file Account Change Form – Sacramento County, CA?
Owners who receive a Sacramento County bill for a business, vessel or airplane and whose business, vessel or airplane has changed use this form. The form asks you to complete it if there is any change, and the changes it covers are a closure, a new owner, a new business name, a new location and a new mailing address.
The form says signature information, a telephone number, the parcel number and class number from the bill, and the name as shown on the bill must be provided. It has a line for the signature of the owner and the owner's printed name.
Do not use this form in these cases:
- To cancel a tax bill. The form states it cannot be used for that. Look on the bill for the class number and call the matching number listed on the form.
- For a real property mailing address change. The Assessor's address change page directs real property owners to the Mailing Address Change form.
- For a state assessed (utility roll) address change. The Assessor's page says to contact the State Assessed Property Division of the State Board of Equalization at (916) 274-3270.
- To get a street address assigned. The Assessor says it does not assign street addresses; contact the city or county where the property is located.
When to file Account Change Form – Sacramento County, CA
Complete the form whenever there is a change to your business, vessel or airplane, because the form asks you to return it with your payment to the Finance Department. No separate due date is printed on it. Each change you report carries its own effective date, which you write in the matching box.
Timing of the bill itself matters too. The bill states that you are responsible for it if you owned, claimed, possessed, controlled or managed the property on January 1 for the year assessed, and that the Department of Finance cannot cancel it. Reporting a change does not cancel the bill, and the bill must be paid using the enclosed envelope.
The Assessor accepts these requests in writing only. Telephone requests are not accepted.
How to fill out Account Change Form – Sacramento County, CA
Enter parcel number and class
Write the parcel number and the class number exactly as shown on your bill. Both must be provided.
Enter name and bill number
Enter your name as shown on the bill, then the bill number. Add the boat or aircraft number only if it applies.
Check the change boxes
Check each box that applies: CLOSED, OWNER, BUS. NAME, LOCATION or MAILING ADDRESS. You may check more than one.
Complete the closure line
If you checked CLOSED, enter the effective date and give the Assessor the information about the disposition of the taxable property.
Enter owner or business name change
For OWNER, enter the effective date and the new owner name after CHANGE TO. For BUS. NAME, enter the effective date and the new business name, if applicable.
Enter location and mailing changes
For LOCATION, give the effective date, address and city/state/zip. For MAILING ADDRESS, give the effective date, mailing address and mailing city/state/zip.
Sign, date and print your name
Enter the date, sign on the Signature of Owner line and print the owner's name. The form says signature information must be provided.
Add your telephone numbers
Enter a daytime telephone number, which must be provided, and an alternate daytime telephone number if you have one.
Review and download the PDF
Check that the bill details match your bill and every checked box is complete. Download or print the completed PDF from FillingPDF and send it as described under How to submit.
How to submit Account Change Form – Sacramento County, CA
Per the Assessor's page for business personal property, you can mail the completed form, e-mail it or fax it; the form itself also asks you to return it with your payment to the Finance Department.
- With your payment: the form says to return it with your payment to the Finance Department. The bill states it must be paid using the enclosed envelope.
- By mail: Sacramento County Assessor, 3636 American River Drive, Suite 200, Sacramento, CA 95864-5952.
- By e-mail: [email protected].
- By fax: 916-875-0735.
- By written note instead of the form: send a note to the Assessor at the address above with your business name, parcel number, property address, new mailing address, daytime telephone number, name and signature.
Requests by telephone are not accepted. For help with a bill, find the class number on the bill and call the matching number printed on the form. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the channels above.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Using the form to cancel a tax bill. The form states it cannot be used for that, and the bill says the Department of Finance cannot cancel it.
- Leaving out the signature, daytime telephone number, parcel number, class number or name as shown on the bill, all of which the form says must be provided.
- Writing a new name in the name-as-shown-on-the-bill field. That field must match the bill; use the OWNER or BUS. NAME change lines for a name change.
- Checking a change box without the effective date and the new owner name, business name, address or mailing address that the box asks for.
- Marking CLOSED without giving the Assessor information about the disposition of the taxable property.
- Treating the form as a substitute for payment. The bill must be paid using the enclosed envelope, and the form is returned with your payment.
- Phoning in the change. The Assessor accepts these requests in writing only.
- Using this form for a real property mailing address or a state assessed (utility roll) change, which the Assessor directs to other channels.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Sacramento County Account Change Form used for?
It reports a change to a business, vessel or airplane account on a Sacramento County bill: a closure, a new owner, a new business name, a new location or a new mailing address. The form says the information is forwarded to the Assessor's Office.
Can I use the Account Change Form to cancel my tax bill?
No. The form states it cannot be used to cancel a tax bill, and the bill says the Department of Finance cannot cancel it. For help, find the class number on the bill and call the matching number printed on the form, such as (916) 875-0730 for personal property classes 12, 14, 20, 25 and 40.
Where do I send the Account Change Form?
The form says to return it with your payment to the Finance Department. The Assessor's page also lets business owners mail it to 3636 American River Drive, Suite 200, Sacramento, CA 95864-5952, e-mail it to [email protected], or fax it to 916-875-0735.
Can I change my business mailing address by phone?
No. The Assessor accepts these requests in writing only and does not accept them by telephone. Use the Account Change Form, or send a written note with your business name, parcel number, property address, new mailing address, daytime telephone number, name and signature.
What information from my bill do I need to fill it out?
You need the parcel number, the class number, your name as shown on the bill and the bill number. Add the boat or aircraft number if it applies. The form says parcel number, class number and name must be provided, along with your signature and telephone number.
Does this form change a real property mailing address?
No. The Assessor's address change page directs real property owners to a separate Mailing Address Change form. State assessed (utility roll) changes go to the State Board of Equalization at (916) 274-3270.
Who assigns the street address of a property?
Not the Assessor. The Assessor's page says it does not assign street addresses and tells you to contact the city or county where the property is located. Use the LOCATION line of the form only to report a changed location of your business, vessel or airplane.
Can I fill out the Account Change Form online on FillingPDF?
Yes. You can fill out the PDF online on FillingPDF and download or print it. FillingPDF is an independent service, not connected to the Sacramento County Assessor, and it does not send the form; you submit it through the county's channels.
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