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ISLAND
COUNTY ASSESSOR
David
M. Mattens
Assessor
ASSESSOR’S
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF VALUE
ASSESSED
2007 FOR TAXES PAYABLE IN 2008 (1)
RCW 84.40.045
WHAT
DO THE NOTATIONS ON THE VALUATION CHANGE NOTICE MEAN?
1. Taxes payable
in 2008 are based on 2007 assessed values.
2. Identification
of property in the Assessor’s records.
3. Date notice was
mailed, for appeal deadline. How to appeal your valuation to
the County Board of Equalization
4. Market value prior
to and subsequent to revaluation.
5. Assessed value
prior to and subsequent to revaluation. This is the base on
which your property tax will be calculated.
Parcel No.
(2)
Acct. No. (2)
DATE MAILED:
(3)
Dear Property Owner:
The following are the new market and assessed values for the above
referenced property.
LAND
IMPROVEMENTS TOTAL
PREVIOUS MARKET
VALUE: (4)
NEW MARKET VALUE:
(4)
PREVIOUS ASSESSED
VALUE: (5)
NEW ASSESSED
VALUE: (5)
(4) “NEW MARKET
VALUE” represents the Assessor's office estimated true and
fair value of your property. Septics, buildings, fences and other
improvements to land are considered as IMPROVEMENTS. This does
not mean you have made improvements to your property from the
previous year. Increases from new construction or segregation
of property are valued at market. (5) Senior citizen exemption
program participant’s taxes will be based on the LOWER of
the SENIOR CITIZEN FROZEN VALUE, or NEW ASSESSED VALUE. Property
owners under the “Open Space Programs” will be taxed
on the NEW ASSESSED CURRENT USE VALUE. All other taxpayers taxes
will be based on the NEW ASSESSED VALUE.
QUESTIONS CONCERNING
THE ABOVE VALUES MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE ISLAND COUNTY ASSESSOR’S
OFFICE BY CALLING THE ABOVE NUMBER OR VISITING OUR COUPEVILLE
COURT HOUSE OFFICE.
(3) APPEALS : Property owners may
appeal any and all value to the ISLAND COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION,
P.O. BOX 5000, Coupeville, WA. 98239 . Appeals, to be considered
timely filed, MUST be filed by July 1 , 2006 ( the assessment
year), or WITHIN 60 DAYS of THE MAILING DATE of this notice (UPPER
RIGHT HAND CORNER) , whichever is later. The Board will meet on
July 15, to formally open their session, and will continue in
session on Whidbey Island or Camano Island until all appeals are
heard. You will be notified by the Board of the place, date and
time of your hearing.
Information, applications
and procedures for certain exemptions, for Senior Citizens and
Disabled Persons as well as Current Use (Open Space, Farmlands
and Timberland) and Department of Revenue (DOR) publications and
other information is available from the County Assessor’s
Offices. NOT REPORTING A CHANGE OF STATUS in one of the programs
will warrant a penalty imposed on the property owner and may result
in removal from the program.
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