Annual Tax Sale Buyers may submit electronic, subsequent tax payments for purchased PINs (Property Index Numbers) from their tax buyer record file through the Subsequent Tax Electronic Payment System (STEPS). Payments are submitted online via an ACH debit.

STEPS is the only approved method of payment for subsequent tax payments.

• Tax Buyers are able to retrieve lists of eligible PINs by annual tax sale year and volume number range, and pay subsequent taxes, along with all other associated fees including a non-refundable $0.50 processing fee.
• The system will only provide PINs eligible for payment that still have a balance due and have not been redeemed or otherwise removed.
• Tax Buyers may submit multiple daily transactions (with no daily transactional limit).

• Each transaction submitted will generate a printable confirmation, along with a confirmation Email sent to the registered Email address.
• Printable Official Cook County Treasurer receipts will be available on the system immediately after completing each transaction.
• Receipts will also be stored for 180 days after each transaction for every PIN, and payment information can be downloaded in Excel format.

The Cook County Treasurer's Office no longer accepts subsequent general tax payments from Annual Tax Buyers through the cashier line, and will not provide duplicate tax bills. All Annual Tax Buyers making subsequent tax payments must register on this site.

Before attempting to make payment, please check with your financial institution that you do not have an ACH block on your account. Also, we do not accept any Passbook savings. Our ACH provider's ID is 0000408976.