Jackson County’s net tax digest is expected to fall 3.7 percent this year, less of a drop than many officials had expected. That data is based on preliminary numbers from Jackson County Tax Commissioner Don Elrod released this week.
Last year, the county’s tax digest fell 5.3 percent. Some officials had anticipated that the county’s tax could drop as much as 10 percent this year.
For the Jackson County School System, that district’s digest is projected to drop 4.9% according to county data.
Overall, Jackson County’s tax digest is expected to be $2.22 billion this year, down from $2.305 billion last year.
Tax digest drop around 3.7%
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#1
Tacks Pear
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07/20/11 at 07:15 AM
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The fair market value of my house decreased by over 30% in the last 4 years but this has not been reflected in a lowering of my assessed value. I have appealed in accordance with the law and eagerly await my lower property tax bill. You don't think the assessed value (and subsequent taxes generated) of the digest is in any way influenced by the county budget obligations, do you?
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07/20/11 at 05:40 PM
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I guess the people who work in the Tax Assessors office will be getting a nice bonus for sticking it to us tax payers. Real values have fallen a whole lot more than that.