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Tax Department - Calculating Tax Rates
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Tax Department - Calculating Tax Rates
The 2023 Summer Homestead millage rate is 46.3892 mills. The Summer Non-Homestead millage rate is 64.1552 mills. The difference is the 18 mills levied on Summer Non-Homestead properties by the Taylor School District. The Winter 2022 rate is 6.8828.
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Real property is typically land, buildings (including homes) and other permanent structures. A homeowner pays real property taxes on their home. "Personal" property is typically machinery and equipment used in a business. A business taxpayer may therefore receive bills for both real and personal property. In Taylor, a personal property parcel number will start with the sequence 60-999-00.Tax Department - Calculating Tax Rates
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Taxes are calculated by taking a property’s taxable value and multiplying it by the appropriate millage rates.Tax Department - Calculating Tax Rates
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A mill is the measurement unit of the millage rate. One “mill” equals one dollar of tax on every thousand dollars of taxable value. For example, if a property’s taxable value is $30,000, then 1 mill would equate to $30 tax liability.Tax Department - Calculating Tax Rates
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These are not new taxes. In previous years, the “Garbage and Disposal,” the “Police and Fire Pension,” and the “Taylor Building Authority” taxes were included in the “City of Taylor” tax line. These tax levies are restricted for a particular function, and for better transparency, were separated on the tax bill.Tax Department - Calculating Tax Rates
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Starting with Summer 2014 tax bill, the “City of Taylor” tax line item included the City operating levy, the Library levy and the publicity levy.Tax Department - Calculating Tax Rates
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This is not a new tax. This levy is related to the collection and/or disposal of garbage and/or rubbish, and for the operation of an animal shelter or dog pound.Tax Department - Calculating Tax Rates
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This is not a new tax. The Police and Fire pension millage is authorized by Michigan Act 345 of 1937 and was voted in by City residents years ago. This millage rate is tied to the police and fire retiree pension and healthcare liability. As the annual liability fluctuates, the millage rate will fluctuate. According to Act 345 language, the millage can increase or decrease without a public vote. The annual increase/decrease is approved by Council before the tax year.Tax Department - Calculating Tax Rates
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This is not a new tax. This levy is authorized under the Michigan Building Authority Act (Act 31 of 1948). The City levies the tax to pay the Taylor Building Authority for lease obligations and maintenance of buildings in which the Authority has a secure interest in.Tax Department - Calculating Tax Rates
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The total operating levy, Police and Fire Pension, and Taylor Building Authority line items all decreased from the previous year.Tax Department - Calculating Tax Rates
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The Police and Fire millage is authorized by Act 345 of 1937 and was voted in by City residents years ago. This millage rate is tied to the police and fire retiree pension and healthcare liability. As the annual liability fluctuates, the millage rate will fluctuate. According to Act 345 language, the millage can increase or decrease without a public vote.Tax Department - Calculating Tax Rates
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Tax Department - Calculating Tax Rates
The Winter tax bill is primarily taxes levied by Wayne County including county, DIA, jail, parks, Huron Clinton Metro Authority, community college, transit, EPA levy, zoological authority, and special assessments including lights and drains.
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The City Treasurer collects the taxes on behalf of all the other taxing entities, including Wayne County, the Taylor School District, the State of Michigan, and the Wayne County Intermediate School District, and disburses the taxes to those other entities at regular intervals. Less than one-half of the taxes are levied by the City. Taxes pay for approximately 50% of the services provided by the various taxing entities.Tax Department - Calculating Tax Rates
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The EPA levy is part of the Winter tax bill, and is a federal court ordered millage to pay for EPA mandated sewer improvements in the Downriver area, including Taylor. The levy is paid to Wayne County to cover bonds issued by the County to pay for the sewer improvements. The EPA levy will expire when the bonds are paid off in approximately the year 2028.Tax Department - Calculating Tax Rates