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Purpose of mailer (required by Iowa Code 24.2A) * To notify the tax payers the maximum amount of total property tax dollars that the city, county, and school are proposing. |
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* Budget hearing date, time and location are listed for each authority - specific auhtoirty questions should use that authoritiy's phone # for questions | |||||||||||
* Compares current tax dollars and levy to proposed tax dollars and levy * Not a bill or tax notice * Budget hearing attendance is optional *Hypothetical Example on middle of back of statement: shows current taxes for each authority for a $100,000 assessed residence compared to a $110,000 assessed residence with proposed levy Find out additional information at https://dom.iowa.gov/local-government/citizen-property-tax-guide |