Non-Ad Valorem Taxes or Assessments are taxes that are not affected by the homestead exemption. Non-Ad Valorem assessments include things like: County Wide Fire, County Wide Waste, County Wide Clean Water, Road assesments, Developer assesments.
Non-ad valorem assessments are fees for specific services.The amount you pay is not based on the value of your property. It is set by taxing authorities such as cities, counties, and independent special districts for mosquito control, fire or ambulance service, solid waste disposal, and others. These fees may be included on your Notice of Proposed Property Taxes as non-ad valorem assessments or mailed to you on a separate notice.
Always have your Realtor pull the tax bill in on a property you're interested in to look at the Non-Ad Valorem section of the tax bill so you know what the additional tax will be. Once you have the taxes figured out with the caculator above you will then need to add your Non-Ad Valorem Taxes to that figure.
What are Ad-Valorem Taxes?
Taxes that are based on value are called ad valorem taxes. Most city and county property taxes fall into this category. Your ad valorem tax bill is the result of the coordinated efforts of your county taxing authorities and officials:
1) Your property appraiser, who determines the market value of your property;
2) Your taxing authorities, which are the local government units who determine your tax rate
and levy the tax; and
3) The tax collector, who sends you a tax notice and collects the tax.
Assessment of Property Value Your local property appraiser sets a value on your
property, based on current market value, including buildings and other improvements. You may be
eligible for certain exemptions. Check with your county’s property appraiser for more information.
Any exemptions are deducted from the assessed value. The final amount is the taxable value of your property.
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