AGENCY TESTIMONY
Current practices for notifying property owners
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Annette Hill explains the Department of Finance's current practices for notifying property owners about property values, tax bills, and exemptions.
- Sends notices of property values and anticipated tax bills each January
- Informs taxpayers of available tax exemptions in these notifications
- Sends renewal notices for existing exemptions as required by law
- Provides welcome packages to new property owners with information on notifications
Annette Hill
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The department understands the desire and agrees with the proactive average to property owners.
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And we implement this approach in several of our practices.
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Each January, the Department of Finance sends out notices of property values Based on the tentative assessment rule.
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This informs property owners of their property value and their anticipated overall tax bill.
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Within this notification, the department informs the taxpayer of tax exemptions that they can apply for.
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Secondly every recipient of an exemption receives a notice in the mail as required by law.
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When the exemption is up for renewal accompanied by instructions on how to renew.
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Lastly, DOF sends new property owners a welcome package with information on how to sign up for notifications, including for family members.
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From the administrator's perspective, we believe our current practices are the better vehicle for communicating all of this critical information.
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We are careful to walk the line between communicating efficiently, effectively, I'm sorry, and overburdening taxpayers with too much information.