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Everyone:
I know some of you are like me and don't pay much attention to the PUBLIC NOTICES in the classified section of local newspapers, but you MUST read this one or you may be surprised when you receive your annual tax statement in November of this year!
Now is the time to object/protest your taxes if there is error...not after you get the bill. You have from now until Monday, August 2, 2010, to file a protest.
Below is the PUBLIC NOTICE which will run in the Madison County Herald announcing that the Madison County real and personal property assessment rolls are ready for inspection and examination; also, the instructions to follow if you have objections.
You can either go to the Chancery/Administrative Building in Canton to inspect the rolls, or you can look up the info, including the true market value on your property, at http://www.madison-co.com/elected_offices/tax_assessor/real_property_search.php
You should compare the true market value information with your last tax statement to see if your values have changed. You won't be notified personally in writing unless there was an increase 25% or greater. So, it might be worth your while to check.
These are the preliminary rolls as delivered to the Board of Supervisors on July 6, 2010. If there are errors, such as the wrong square footage; or if you feel that this does not reflect the true market value and if you have supporting documentation, such as an appraisal, comps, plans, etc., call the Tax Assessor's office in Canton (601-859-1921) or Ridgeland (601-856-1796) to make an appointment with an appraiser. |
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PUBLIC NOTICE
TO THE PUBLIC
AND THE TAXPAYERS OF
MADISON COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI
You are hereby notified that the real and personal property
assessment rolls of Madison County, Mississippi, for the year 2010 have been
equalized according to law, and that said rolls are ready for inspection and
examination, and that any objections to said rolls or any assessment therein
contained, shall be in writing and filed with the Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors of Madison County,
Mississippi on or before 9:00 o'clock a.m. on the 2nd day of August,
2010 at his office in the Chancery/Administrative Building, 2nd Floor, Canton,
Mississippi, Madison County,
Mississippi, and that all
assessments to which no objection is then and there made, will be finally
approved by said Board of Supervisors, and that all assessments to which
objection is made, and which may be corrected and properly determined by this
Board, will be made final by this Board
of Supervisors and that said rolls and the assessments contained therein will be
approved by this Board of Supervisors; and that,
1. This Board will
be in session, for the purpose of hearing objections to the said assessments
which may be filed at the Chancery Clerks
Office at the Chancery/Administrative Building, 2nd Floor in the City of Canton, Madison County,
Mississippi, beginning at 9:00 o'clock a.m. on the 2nd day of
August, 2010.
2. This Board of
Supervisors will remain in session from day to day until all objections,
lawfully filed, shall have been disposed of and all proper corrections made in
the said rolls.
Witness the signature of the said Board of Supervisors this
the 6th day of July, 2010.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF MADISON COUNTY
/s/ Tim Johnson, President
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To estimate your real property taxes:
Click here for information and links to the REAL PROPERTY TAX ESTIMATE. The instructions and links provide an estimate only.
This tool also shows the impact and importance of Homestead Exemption.
Click here to see MILLAGE RATES which apply for Madison County property owners.
I've developed an Excel Spreadsheet program to allow you calculate and compare estimated taxes based on where you live, school district, and appraised value. It shows regular homestead exemption, over 65 special homestead exemption, and taxes when there is no homestead exemption.
The spreadsheet contains links to lots of on-line resources and information.
Click here to down Excel Spreadsheet file. http://tinyurl.com/yklc949 |
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For purposes of assessment for ad valorem taxes, taxable property is dividedinto five (5) classes and is assessed at a percentage of its true value asfollows:
Class
Tax Rate
Class I Single-family owner-occupied, residential real property
TAX RATE =10%
Class II All other real property, except real property in Class I or Class IV
TAX RATE =15%
Class III Personal property, except motor vehicles and Class IV property
TAX RATE =15%
Class IV Public service property assessed by the state or county except railroad and airline property
TAX RATE =30%
Class V Motor vehicles
TAX RATE =30%
In arriving at the true value of real property, the appraised value is to be made according to current use of property regardless of location. Laws provide a special mode of valuation and assessment for public service and railroad property not situated wholly in one county. All such property is assessed in proportion to its value according to its class, and no county or tax authority,is denied the right to levy county or other taxes upon such assessment as in other cases of property situated and assessed in the county. For the assessment of motor vehicles, laws provide a special mode of valuation, fixing the taxable year, date of tax lien, and method and date of assessing and collecting taxes.
(A mill is also one-thousandth of a dollar.) To calculate the property tax, the authority will multiply the assessed value of the property by the mill rate and then divide by 1,000. For example, a property with an assessed value of US$ 500,000 located in a municipality with a mill rate of 20 mills would have a property tax bill of US$ 10,000.00 per year.
One"mill" represents one dollar of tax on every thousand dollars of taxable property value.
Actually, the product is the tax on each dollar of taxable value. To determine the tax rate on every $1,000 of taxable value, multiply by 1,000 or just move the decimal point to the right three spaces.
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My goal is Transparent, Open and Accountable Government!
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Click here to go to archive of previous eNews UPDATE newsletters. Please take a moment and forward this eNews Update to your friends and neighbors. Click here!I'm proud to serve you as Madison County Supervisor! Please let me know if I can ever be of service. May God bless you, and may God continue to bless America.
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Warm regards,
D.I. Smith
Proud to Serve the Citizens of Madison County!
Supervisor, District 3
Madison County
DISMITH.com
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