Rice County, Minnesota – Online Tax Payment Instructions

1. Open the Rice County, MN, BeaconÔ online GIS website at this location: http://beacon.schneidercorp.com?site=RiceCountyMN.
2. If this is the first time you’re viewing the website, you may need to read and agree to initial disclaimers to enter the site.
3. Rice County, MN, should be selected as the default website. If Rice County, MN, is not selected, please choose Rice County, MN, in the dropdown list of available county websites.

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4. Verify that “Property Search” is selected as the entry page for the website.
5. Click “Enter” to enter the website.
6. On the property search page type the Parcel ID number of your property into the Parcel ID search and click the corresponding “Search” button. If you do not know your property’s Parcel ID number, enter the address of your property (street number and street name only) and click the corresponding “Search” button.

7. The search will take you either to a Search Results page, or directly to the Parcel Report for the property you entered. If your search generates a search results page, scroll through the list of parcels in the Search Results, and select your property by clicking on the Parcel ID number.
8. On the Parcel Report page, scroll down the page to the modules for Taxation and Tax Payment.
9. Check the Net taxes due in the Taxation module and confirm that it matches the Full Amount in the Tax Payment module.
10. Click the appropriate button in the Tax Payment module to pay Full, Half, or Partial tax payment by Credit Card or E-Check.

11. Follow the instructions on the Official Payments Corporation website to process the property tax payment for your property.
12. After your property tax payment has been processed, you will receive a payment confirmation number from Official Payments Corporation.

For assistance, please contact the Rice County Auditor/Treasurer’s office at (507)332-6104.