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Prentiss County, MS tax sales

How tax lien sales work in Prentiss County, seat of Booneville: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.

New to tax sales? Read how Mississippi tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.

Next sale
Annual, on the last Monday in August.
Format
GovEase
Registration
Bidding is online and requires an approved GovEase account before the sale opens.
County office
662-728-5044
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How Prentiss County sells delinquent taxes

From lien to deed

Mississippi holds no separate tax deed auction. The land is sold once, at the tax collector's annual land sale. When the two-year redemption period expires without redemption, the chancery clerk executes a deed of conveyance to the tax-sale purchaser on demand.

Tax certificate sale (lien)

GovEase
Run by
Prentiss County Tax Collector
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Annual, on the last Monday in August.
Registration
Bidding is online and requires an approved GovEase account before the sale opens.
Next expected
on the last Monday in August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Sale list
Prentiss County property tax search (Delta Computer Systems)
When it runs
Annual, on the last Monday in August. The Prentiss County Tax Collector's office page confirms the obligation without giving a date: "The Tax Collector must advertise and hold a tax sale once a year for any unpaid taxes on real estate or any special assessments." GovEase, which runs the auction, lists Prentiss County under the heading "2026 Mississippi Fall Auctions (All auctions begin August 31st at 8:30 a.m. CDT)" and explains the statewide pattern: "Depending on the county, tax sales occur on either the first Monday in April or the last Monday in August. The sale will be conducted from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M." Prentiss County does not appear on GovEase's Mississippi spring list, which puts it in the last-Monday-in-August group. Confirm the current year's date with the Tax Collector at 662-728-5044 before making plans.
Registration and deposit

Bidding is online and requires an approved GovEase account before the sale opens. GovEase directs new bidders to create an account at govease.com, complete the profile, then "Click on Register/Add Auctions under My Account" and select the county, electronically sign the pre-populated W-9, and "e-sign/upload any additional documents listed on the registration page." Timing is tight: GovEase states "Registration will not begin until March 6th for Spring MS counties and August 3rd for Fall MS Counties," and Prentiss is a fall county. GovEase handles the money for Prentiss County, and it states that "If GovEase is handling the payments for a county, then GovEase will handle the approvals," listing the Prentiss County requirement as approval requirements posted on the registration page rather than the signed blank check and bank letter of credit that several other Mississippi counties demand. Bidders "deposit 10% of the total dollar amount they want to be approved for," and settlement is fast: payments "will be due no later than 4:30 PM the day after the auction concludes" by "ACH or Wire transfer. Credit Cards are not allowed." Watch the My Registrations page until it reads Approved, and call the Prentiss County Tax Collector at 662-728-5044 for county-side questions.

Sale format and venue
Prentiss County sells its tax liens online through GovEase rather than at the courthouse steps, and GovEase names the county on its Mississippi fall auction roster and in its live auction portal as "MS - Prentiss." The county's own website is thin on sale detail. The Tax Collector page confirms only that an annual tax sale must be advertised and held, and neither it nor the Chancery Clerk page names the auction platform, publishes a sale date, or posts a parcel list, so GovEase plus a phone call to the Tax Collector are the working sources here. Two offices split the work: the Tax Collector conducts the August sale, while the Chancery Clerk at 662-728-8151 holds the sale record and takes redemption money, including online delinquent tax payments through the county's payment portal at prentiss.ibcpayments.com, which charges a non-refundable service fee of 2.25 or 3.75 percent depending on method. On economics, GovEase states that "Mississippi Tax Lien Auctions are conducted by a 'premium bid,' meaning the highest bid wins," that on redemption "the purchaser will be reimbursed the face value amount of the lien plus 1.5% interest per month," and that "The owner of the property has a statutory redemption period of 2 years from the date of sale." GovEase's Mississippi contact directory lists Heather Gray at (662) 728-5044 for Prentiss County, the same number as the Tax Collector's office, and shows (769) 208-5050 on the GovEase side of Prentiss approvals.
Register on GovEase
Source: GovEase, Participating Counties (2026 Mississippi Fall Auctions)· Verified Aug 7, 2026

Prentiss County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Prentiss County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid.

  1. Get the advertised list

    Use Prentiss County property tax search (Delta Computer Systems) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Bidding is online and requires an approved GovEase account before the sale opens. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Annual, on the last Monday in August. Bidding runs on GovEase; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Prentiss County Tax Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Prentiss County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Prentiss County property tax search (Delta Computer Systems). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Bidding is online and requires an approved GovEase account before the sale opens. GovEase directs new bidders to create an account at govease.com, complete the profile, then "Click on Register/Add Auctions under My Account" and select the county, electronically sign the pre-populated W-9, and "e-sign/upload any additional documents listed on the registration page." Timing is tight: GovEase states "Registration will not begin until March 6th for Spring MS counties and August 3rd for Fall MS Counties," and Prentiss is a fall county. GovEase handles the money for Prentiss County, and it states that "If GovEase is handling the payments for a county, then GovEase will handle the approvals," listing the Prentiss County requirement as approval requirements posted on the registration page rather than the signed blank check and bank letter of credit that several other Mississippi counties demand. Bidders "deposit 10% of the total dollar amount they want to be approved for," and settlement is fast: payments "will be due no later than 4:30 PM the day after the auction concludes" by "ACH or Wire transfer. Credit Cards are not allowed." Watch the My Registrations page until it reads Approved, and call the Prentiss County Tax Collector at 662-728-5044 for county-side questions.

  3. Check the state rules that change the bid

    Read the Mississippi due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.

  4. Set a walk-away number

    Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.

Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases

Mississippi counties do not keep an over-the-counter list. A tract that draws no bid is struck off to the state, and if it is still unredeemed after two years the chancery clerk certifies it to the Secretary of State. Any person may then apply in writing to the Secretary of State's Public Lands Division to buy the parcel, and the office may also sell state-forfeited land by sealed bid after three weeks of newspaper advertisement, or by online auction.

Mississippi Secretary of State tax-forfeited land inventory and application

New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.

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County offices

Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)

Prentiss County Tax Collector

662-728-5044

P.O. Box 283, Booneville, MS 38829 (courthouse: 100 North Main Street, Booneville, MS 38829)

Official website

County notes

  • The sale is online, not at the courthouse. GovEase runs the Prentiss County land sale and lists the county under its heading "2026 Mississippi Fall Auctions (All auctions begin August 31st at 8:30 a.m. CDT)." Prentiss is absent from GovEase's Mississippi spring county list, which is consistent with the statutory last Monday in August.
  • Two offices split the work. The Prentiss County Tax Collector, Homer (Rusty) Cole Jr., at 662-728-5044, fax 662-728-2010, P.O. Box 283, Booneville, MS 38829, advertises and conducts the annual sale. The Chancery Clerk, David "Bubba" Pounds, at 100 North Main Street, Booneville (mailing P.O. Box 477, 662-728-8151, fax 662-728-2007), holds the sale record and processes redemption, including online delinquent tax payments.
  • The county publishes no pre-sale parcel list. Neither the Tax Collector page nor the Chancery Clerk page posts a downloadable delinquent or sale list, so pre-bid research runs through the county's Delta Computer Systems tax search, which the Tax Collector page itself links to, and the GovEase parcel list once the auction opens. The statutory newspaper advertisement is searchable by county at MSPublicNotices.org, and the Chancery Clerk's records portal at duprocess.co.prentiss.ms.us carries the land record index, though the county warns that index "is not official."
  • GovEase handles the money for Prentiss County, so GovEase also handles bidder approval. Budget for a 10 percent deposit against the amount you want cleared to spend, ACH or wire only, and full payment by 4:30 p.m. the day after the auction closes. Registration for Mississippi fall counties does not open until August 3, which leaves under four weeks before a last-Monday-in-August sale.
  • Premium bidding compresses yield. GovEase describes Mississippi as a premium bid state where the highest bid wins, while the redemption payback is the face value of the lien plus 1.5 percent per month, so any amount bid above the lien is capital at risk rather than earning interest. Confirm current terms and the exact sale date with the Tax Collector before you bid.

Mississippi rules

Max interest rate
18% per year, set by statute (bidding is on price)
Minimum return
1.5% floor at redemption
Redemption
Miss. Code Ann. 27-43-1 requires the chancery clerk to issue notice to the record owner within 180 days and not less than 60 days before the redemption period expires. Miss. Code Ann. 27-43-3 then requires the sheriff or a constable to serve a resident owner, the clerk to mail the notice by registered or certified mail, and the owner's name and the legal description to be published in a county newspaper at least 45 days before the period ends. Recorded lienors get their own notice. If the clerk inadvertently fails to send the notice, the sale is void. The clerk's fees for that work are taxed against the owner on redemption and against the purchaser if the land is not redeemed.
Surplus proceeds
Any amount bid above the taxes and costs is reported to the chancery clerk and paid into the county treasury. If the land is redeemed, or the purchaser's title is defeated or set aside, the county keeps the excess. If the land is not redeemed, the former owner may request the excess after the redemption period ends, and the county keeps it if no request comes within two years.
Governing statute
Miss. Code Ann. Title 27, Chapter 41

A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Prentiss County, Mississippi sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax lien certificates. In Mississippi investors buy the lien, not the property; the County Tax Collector runs the sale.

When is the Prentiss County tax certificate sale?

Annual, on the last Monday in August. The Prentiss County Tax Collector's office page confirms the obligation without giving a date: "The Tax Collector must advertise and hold a tax sale once a year for any unpaid taxes on real estate or any special assessments." GovEase, which runs the auction, lists Prentiss County under the heading "2026 Mississippi Fall Auctions (All auctions begin August 31st at 8:30 a.m. CDT)" and explains the statewide pattern: "Depending on the county, tax sales occur on either the first Monday in April or the last Monday in August. The sale will be conducted from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M." Prentiss County does not appear on GovEase's Mississippi spring list, which puts it in the last-Monday-in-August group. Confirm the current year's date with the Tax Collector at 662-728-5044 before making plans. Registration and bidding happen on the county's online platform. Always confirm the exact date with the County Tax Collector before the sale.

I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?

Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. Mississippi's redemption rule: 2 years from the day of the tax sale. Call the Prentiss County Tax Collector as early as possible for your exact payoff and options; deadlines are strict. Free help: lawhelp.org lists legal aid programs, and consumerfinance.gov lists HUD-approved housing counselors.

Where can I find the Prentiss County tax sale list?

Prentiss County posts its tax sale list at deltacomputersystems.com. Lists go up ahead of each sale and keep changing until the sale date, so confirm every parcel against the county's legal advertisement before you bid.

Verified Aug 7, 2026 against official county and state sources.

Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the county office before you bid.

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