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PROPERTY TAXES 101 & COUNTY BUDGETS
An Interactive Educational Training Presentation
“Rollbacks, Equalization Orders, Levy Rates, Levy Dollars,
Taxable Value vs. Assessed Value, Agland vs. Residential vs. Commercial,
Homestead Credit, Family Farm Credit, TIF…”
We’ve all heard these phrases and know they affect our property
taxes, but does the Iowa Property Tax System have you confused and
wondering how it all works?
Would you like to understand exactly how property is assessed, how
taxable values are calculated, what a Rollback or Equalization Order
is and how the state calculates those figures, or would you like to
know what TIF is and how it affects your taxes?
Would you like to understand how the county levy rate is calculated,
how growth in one part of the state can affect values in another part
of the state, or how a county budget ties into all of this?
NOW YOUR QUESTIONS CAN BE ANSWERED!!!
UPDATE! The Property Taxes 101 Education Presentation held
on Monday ~ May 11, 2009 at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium was
a huge success! There were nearly 100 people in attendance, including
government officials from: Des Moines County, Lee County, Louisa County,
Henry County, Davis County, Wapello County, Jasper County, Van Buren
County, Appanoose County, the cities of Burlington, West Burlington,
and Mediapolis, as well as school officials from Mediapolis, Burlington,
and West Burlington, and several citizens of Des Moines County. Many
questions were asked and answered during the presentation regarding
the Iowa Property Tax System. Thank-you to everyone who attended and
participated in this event!
Please follow the links below to watch the presentation given by
the Iowa State Association of Counties. Also feel free to download
the PowerPoint presentation that is linked below.
Presented by: Jay Syverson of the Iowa State Association of
Counties Hosted by: Des Moines County & the City of Burlington
PowerPoint Presentation of TAX 101 & County Budgets
Property Taxes
101 & County Budgets Presentation
Video Presentation of TAX 101 & County Budgets
TAX 101 & County
Budgets Section 1 of 11 "Introduction"
TAX 101 & County
Budgets Section 2 of 11 "Valuation"
TAX 101 & County
Budgets Section 3 of 11 "Valuation cont'd"
TAX 101 & County
Budgets Section 4 of 11 "Valuation cont'd & Q&A"
TAX 101 & County
Budgets Section 5 of 11 "Q&A cont'd"
TAX 101 & County
Budgets Section 6 of 11 "Q&A cont'd, Valuation cont'd"
TAX 101 & County
Budgets Section 7 of 11 "Valuation cont'd"
TAX 101 & County
Budgets Section 8 of 11 "Valuation cont'd"
TAX 101 & County
Budgets Section 9 of 11 "Valuation cont'd, Q&A, Rate"
TAX 101 & County
Budgets Section 10 of 11 "Rate,Levy,TIF"
TAX 101 & County
Budgets Section 11 of 11 "TIF cont'd, Q&A, Conclusion"
