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Guthrie County, IA tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Guthrie County, IA tax sale, one of 2,553 counties in 30 states. Iowa sells tax lien certificates paying up to 24%. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from the county’s own official pages on Jul 29, 2026.

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

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

Next sale
Iowa holds no tax deed auction.
Format
ZEUS
Registration
Registration is online only at iowataxauction.com.
County office
(641) 747-3414
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How Guthrie County sells delinquent taxes

From lien to deed

Iowa holds no separate tax deed auction. The county treasurer makes out a deed for each parcel sold and unredeemed immediately after 90 days have expired from the date of completed service of the notice of expiration of the right of redemption, once the holder returns the certificate of purchase and pays the deed and recording fees.

Tax certificate sale (lien)

SRI / ZEUS
Run by
Guthrie County Treasurer
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Annual sale on the third Monday in June.
Registration
Registration is online only at iowataxauction.com.
Next expected
on the third Monday in June, 2027 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Sale list
Tax sale parcel list on Iowa Tax Auction (registration required)
When it runs
Annual sale on the third Monday in June. The county's terms state: "The 2026 annual Tax Sale will be held by the Guthrie County Treasurer on Monday, June 15, 2026, beginning at 9:00 a.m." Bidding closes at 10:30 a.m. that same morning. The terms add that "An adjourned tax sale will be held any business day following the annual tax sale in which there are bidders present and there are parcels still available for sale."
Registration and deposit

Registration is online only at iowataxauction.com. The county's terms state that "No mailed or emailed registrations will be accepted." For the 2026 sale, registration opened Monday, May 18, 2026 and closed Thursday, June 11, 2026, with every step completed by 11:59 p.m. on June 11. Bidders pay a non-refundable $36.00 registration fee by ACH debit and complete an online W-9. All bidders must be 18 or older as of the sale date. An entity bidder needs a federal tax identification number plus either a designation of agent for service of process on file with the Iowa Secretary of State or a verified trade name statement on file with the Guthrie County Recorder. Registration and auction site help is available at (800) 800-9588 or support@iowataxauction.com.

Sale format and venue
Bidding uses the Iowa bid-down-ownership method: each parcel opens at a 100% undivided interest and the certificate goes to the bidder designating the smallest percentage for the total amount due, with ties broken by random selection. Guthrie County does not use bidding batches. Bids can be uploaded before the sale but are not applied until the sale opens. Winning bidders receive an invoice at the close of the sale, and an ACH debit for the total due initiates automatically from the account used for registration fees. The total includes delinquent taxes, special assessments, interest, special assessment collection fees, publishing costs, and a $20.00 certificate fee per certificate. Certificates take roughly 7 to 15 days to issue. Redemption accrues interest at 2% per month, with each fraction of a month counted as a whole month. Assigning a certificate costs $100.00 per assignment transaction. Subsequent taxes must be paid online through the subsequent tax payment module at iowatreasurers.org; payments made outside that module are treated as voluntary and are left out of the redemption calculation. The delinquent tax list is published the week of June 1 in The News Gazette (Bayard) and the Stuart Herald, and the published parcels are posted to the auction site for review by the Friday before the sale, viewable only after registration is complete.
Register on SRI / ZEUS
Source: Notice to Tax Sale Purchasers of the Terms and Conditions Governing the Annual Tax Sale of June 15, 2026, Guthrie County Treasurer· Verified Jul 29, 2026

Guthrie County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Guthrie 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 Tax sale parcel list on Iowa Tax Auction (registration required) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Registration is online only at iowataxauction.com. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Iowa holds no tax deed auction. Bidding runs on ZEUS; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.

  4. Confirm with the office

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

Before you bid in Guthrie County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Tax sale parcel list on Iowa Tax Auction (registration required). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Registration is online only at iowataxauction.com. The county's terms state that "No mailed or emailed registrations will be accepted." For the 2026 sale, registration opened Monday, May 18, 2026 and closed Thursday, June 11, 2026, with every step completed by 11:59 p.m. on June 11. Bidders pay a non-refundable $36.00 registration fee by ACH debit and complete an online W-9. All bidders must be 18 or older as of the sale date. An entity bidder needs a federal tax identification number plus either a designation of agent for service of process on file with the Iowa Secretary of State or a verified trade name statement on file with the Guthrie County Recorder. Registration and auction site help is available at (800) 800-9588 or support@iowataxauction.com.

  3. Check the state rules that change the bid

    Read the Iowa 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

Two routes reach parcels after the June sale. Parcels that remain unsold for want of bidders are carried to adjourned sales, which the treasurer sets at intervals of not more than two months until the next annual sale. Separately, certificates struck to the county at the public bidder sale may be assigned by the county for the total amount due on the date of assignment, or for a compromised amount, under a written agreement filed with the treasurer and a 10 dollar assignment transaction fee. Ask the county treasurer which county-held certificates are available for assignment.

New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what Iowa calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.

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County offices

Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)

Guthrie County Treasurer

(641) 747-3414

200 N 5th St, Guthrie Center, IA 50115

Official website

County notes

  • Guthrie County sells tax lien certificates, not deeds. A certificate conveys no title; the record titleholder or another interested party may redeem, and only after the redemption window closes can the holder start the tax deed process.
  • Regular tax sale certificates allow the 90-day Notice of Right of Redemption to be issued after one year and nine months from the sale date. Parcels advertised for two consecutive years qualify as public bidder tax sale parcels, are flagged with an asterisk on the published list, and allow the 90-day notice after nine months.
  • If a certificate holder has not filed the affidavit of service under Iowa Code 447.12 within three years of the sale, the Treasurer cancels the certificate.
  • The Treasurer's office is at 200 N 5th St in Guthrie Center and is open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, with money transactions processed until 4:00 p.m.
  • The county's own website blocked automated retrieval during this research, so every fact here comes from the Guthrie County Treasurer's page and the county's own 2026 tax sale terms document hosted on the official Iowa county treasurer portal. Confirm current-year dates with the office before bidding.

Iowa rules

Max interest rate
24% per year, fixed by statute (not bid down)
Minimum return
No statutory minimum return; what you earn is set by the share of ownership taken at the sale
Redemption
A parcel may be redeemed at any time before the right of redemption expires. After one year and nine months from the date of sale, the certificate holder may serve a notice of expiration of the right of redemption on the person in possession, the person in whose name the parcel is taxed, and every mortgagee, contract vendor, recorded lessor, and other party of record. The right of redemption then ends 90 days after that service is complete, which means the affidavit of service has been filed with the county treasurer. Three shortened tracks exist: nine months from a public bidder sale under section 446.18, and three months from an abandoned-property or public nuisance sale under section 446.19A or 446.19B. After the treasurer delivers the deed, redemption is possible only through an equitable action in district court, and only by a person who could have redeemed during the 90-day window.
Surplus proceeds
No surplus arises. The deed conveys the parcel to the certificate holder rather than selling it to the highest bidder, so there are no excess proceeds to distribute. Where the winning bid was less than 100 percent, the deed conveys only that undivided percentage interest in the parcel.
Governing statute
Iowa Code Chapter 446

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 Guthrie County, Iowa sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax lien certificates. In Iowa investors buy the lien, not the property; the County Treasurer runs the sale.

When is the Guthrie County tax certificate sale?

Annual sale on the third Monday in June. The county's terms state: "The 2026 annual Tax Sale will be held by the Guthrie County Treasurer on Monday, June 15, 2026, beginning at 9:00 a.m." Bidding closes at 10:30 a.m. that same morning. The terms add that "An adjourned tax sale will be held any business day following the annual tax sale in which there are bidders present and there are parcels still available for sale." Registration and bidding happen on the county's online platform. Always confirm the exact date with the County Treasurer before the sale.

How often does Guthrie County hold tax deed sales?

Guthrie County holds its tax deed sale none. Iowa holds no tax deed auction. Each sale is scheduled and advertised in advance, so check the county's tax deed calendar for the next posted date.

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

Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. Iowa's redemption rule: 1 year 9 months from the sale before the notice of expiration can be served, then 90 days after service is complete. Call the County Treasurer 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 Guthrie County tax sale list?

Guthrie County posts its tax sale list at iowataxauction.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 Jul 29, 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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