Dubois County, IN tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Dubois County, IN tax sale, one of 2,553 counties in 30 states. Indiana sells tax lien certificates paying up to 15%, redeemable for 1 year. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from the county’s own official pages on Jul 30, 2026.
How tax lien sales work in Dubois County, seat of Jasper: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
New to tax sales? Read how Indiana tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next sale
- Tax sale scheduled for September 11, 2026.Friday · 2026
- Format
- ZEUS
- Registration
- Registration is handled entirely through the auction site.
- County office
- (812) 481-7080
On this page
How Dubois County sells delinquent taxes
From lien to deed
Indiana holds no general public tax deed auction. Once the redemption period runs out, the certificate holder files a verified petition in the same court that entered the judgment of sale, and the court directs the county auditor to issue the deed. That petition must be filed no later than three months after the redemption period expires, or the purchaser's lien terminates. One narrow exception exists: real property a county, city, or town executive has certified as vacant or abandoned is auctioned separately, and there the county auditor deeds fee simple title straight to the highest bidder with no right of redemption.
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Dubois County Treasurer's Office, jointly with the Dubois County Auditor's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Registration
- Registration is handled entirely through the auction site.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Registration is handled entirely through the auction site. The notice states: "If you are interested in participating in this public auction, registration information and the procedures you must follow to bid are available online at https://www.zeusauction.com. In order to participate, you must become a member of the auction web site (www.zeusauction.com). You must read, understand and agree to the rules of sale and payment terms. Once you become a member of the auction web site, you must register for the Dubois County auction, specifically." Bidders must also complete IRS Form W-9 and agree to the registration statement described at IC 6-1.1-24-5.3(c) electronically through the auction site. Under IC 6-1.1-24-5.1, a business entity that seeks to register must provide a Certificate of Existence or Foreign Registration Statement in accordance with IC 5-23 from the Secretary of State to the Dubois County Treasurer. For the 2026 sale the notice sets the window: "The period to register for the sale begins on August 11, 2026 and closes on September 08, 2026. If you do not complete the full registration process for the sale you will not be approved to bid on the auction."
Sale format and venue
Dubois County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Dubois 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.
Get the advertised list
Use Dubois County 2026 tax sale advertisement (delinquent parcel list, PDF) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
Tax sale scheduled for September 11, 2026. Bidding runs on ZEUS; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Dubois County Treasurer's Office, jointly with the Dubois County Auditor's Office as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Dubois County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Dubois County 2026 tax sale advertisement (delinquent parcel list, PDF). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Registration is handled entirely through the auction site. The notice states: "If you are interested in participating in this public auction, registration information and the procedures you must follow to bid are available online at https://www.zeusauction.com. In order to participate, you must become a member of the auction web site (www.zeusauction.com). You must read, understand and agree to the rules of sale and payment terms. Once you become a member of the auction web site, you must register for the Dubois County auction, specifically." Bidders must also complete IRS Form W-9 and agree to the registration statement described at IC 6-1.1-24-5.3(c) electronically through the auction site. Under IC 6-1.1-24-5.1, a business entity that seeks to register must provide a Certificate of Existence or Foreign Registration Statement in accordance with IC 5-23 from the Secretary of State to the Dubois County Treasurer. For the 2026 sale the notice sets the window: "The period to register for the sale begins on August 11, 2026 and closes on September 08, 2026. If you do not complete the full registration process for the sale you will not be approved to bid on the auction."
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Indiana due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.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
unsold certificates
Parcels that draw no bid at the treasurer's tax sale pass to the county executive, which acquires a lien for the minimum sale price and receives a tax sale certificate. The county executive may then adopt a resolution and offer those certificates at a separate advertised public sale, often called the commissioners' certificate sale, priced below the minimum bid that failed at the tax sale. Notice runs once a week for three consecutive weeks with the final advertisement at least 30 days before the sale. This is a scheduled sale rather than a walk-in list, and redemption on a certificate bought this way is 120 days. Check the county auditor page for the next commissioners' certificate sale date.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what Indiana calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.
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County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
County notes
- The sale is 100% online. The 2026 notice states the public auction "will be conducted as an electronic sale under IC 6-1.1-24-2(b)10, at the following web site: www.zeusauction.com." There is no in-person courthouse component for the 2026 sale, though the Treasurer's standing page notes the county has historically used either format.
- Bidding opens at 9:00 AM local time on September 11, 2026 and parcels begin closing in batches at 2:00 PM local time the same day, with a specific closing time posted per property on the auction site.
- Registration for the 2026 sale runs August 11, 2026 through September 8, 2026. Bidders who do not finish the full registration process are not approved to bid.
- Business entities must file a Certificate of Existence or Foreign Registration Statement from the Indiana Secretary of State with the Dubois County Treasurer under IC 6-1.1-24-5.1 before bidding.
- Minimum bid includes a $30 postage and publication charge under the county-prescribed costs, and the Treasurer's office separately adds a $130.00 tax sale charge to each parcel once it is certified for sale.
- Redemption is 110% of the minimum bid within six months of the sale, 115% after six months, plus 5% per annum on the amount bid above the minimum bid.
- For the 2026 sale, the redemption period expires Monday, September 13, 2027 for certificates sold at the sale. Certificates struck to the county may expire Monday, January 11, 2027.
- The Auditor's office mails certified notices to owners in mid-July, publishes the list in local newspapers, issues the tax sale certificate to the winning bidder, and issues the tax deed after the redemption period runs.
- Winning bids are paid in the Treasurer's office on the day of the sale in cash or certified funds.
- The county's "Tax Sale LIST" quick link points to the SRI Services auction list at properties.sriservices.com. That host did not respond to automated retrieval during this research, so use the county's own advertisement PDF or www.sriservices.com if the quick link fails.
- Two county domains serve the same site: duboiscounty.in.gov and duboiscountyin.org. Both carry the Treasurer's tax sale page and the annual notice.
Indiana rules
- Redemption
- The standard period is one year after the date of the treasurer's tax sale. Several tracks run 120 days instead: a certificate bought at the county executive's certificate sale, a lien the county executive holds that was never sold on, a sale to a purchasing agency qualified under IC 36-7-17 or IC 36-7-17.1, a certificate the county executive assigns to another political subdivision, and a parcel that was not offered at the tax sale at all. Property on the county auditor's vacant and abandoned list carries no right of redemption after its sale. A county treasurer may also extend redemption by agreement with the owner, in which case the extended period ends one year after the date of that agreement.
- Surplus proceeds
- The treasurer applies the payment first to the taxes, assessments, penalties, and costs in the minimum bid, then to other delinquent property taxes, then deposits the remainder in a tax sale surplus fund. The owner of record at the time the parcel was certified for sale, or the purchaser on a redemption, may file a verified claim against that fund. Unclaimed surplus transfers to the county general fund three years after it was received.
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.
Frequently asked questions
Does Dubois County, Indiana sell tax liens or tax deeds?
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Where can I find the Dubois County tax sale list?
Verified Jul 30, 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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