Jackson County likely to comply with latest order on assessments
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The latest Missouri State Tax Commission Order could spell relief for some Jackson County homeowners. It appears the county is prepared to follow limits on how much taxes go up, using 2022 as a baseline instead of 2023.
FOX4 asked the County Executive's Office Tuesday and got no response, legislators say they haven't gotten a response either. So they'll be asking the county executive's plans at Wednesday's meeting. But there are signs indicating the two sides are finally coming together.
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In April, and not raise taxes in 2025 any more than 15% from that corrected amount.
But after those 2023 assessments went up in some cases by as much as 100% and saw widespread appeals, County Executive Frank White responded rolling back the taxes now would jeopardize funding for schools public safety and vital services.
Last week the State Tax Commission issued a new order.
'It doesn't fully correct '23 or '24 but it at least makes it so we don't screw up 2025 worse,' Jackson County Legislator Sean Smith said.
The May 22 order says limits on 2025 assessments should be based on 2022. So short of additions to your house since then, no assessed values should go up more than 15%. That means if you saw an increase of more than 15% in 2023, your taxes would go down.
Legislator Sean Smith says he's seen email correspondence between the STC and county attorneys negotiating agreeable terms.
'It certainly seems like the County plans to follow this STC order and presuming that's the case, it's a great win,' Smith said.
You can check your 2022 assessments here to see if your 2025 valuation falls within that limit of no more than a 15% increase. The Jackson County Executive's Office previously told FOX4 the Jackson County Assessor will have assessments mailed out by the June 15 deadline.
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'The assessor I assume has some work to do. How much, I don't know? The truth is they should have been ready for this. This always needed to be the answer and why they needed to negotiate back and forth to get to this answer is frankly kind of ridiculous,' Smith said.
The State Tax Commission Chief Counsel made it clear Tuesday the only reason this order doesn't require the county to fix 2023 now is to concentrate on 2025 assessments coming out and avoid confusion. But they say they still expect and require the county to fix 2023 and 2024 assessments, a matter that remains in court.
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