 2011
Assessment Forms
Workers at the Livingston County
assessor's office handle property assessment paperwork as the deadline for submitting forms arrives. All personal property owners in Livingston County (as of Jan. 1, 2011) are required by law to turn in an assessment form to the
assessor's office, either through mail or at the office itself, on the ground floor of the Livingston County Courthouse, detailing the personal property they own. Mailed forms must be postmarked by March 1 to avoid a penalty from the county. Forms were due Tuesday, March 1.
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Assessor
to Mail Personal Property Forms
January 3, 2011
Steve Ripley, Livingston County Assessor, has mailed forms to property owners for listing their personal property, which is subject to assessment for the 2011 assessment year.
By March 1, 2011, every owner of personal property must report, on the form provided by the Assessor, all taxable personal property owned by the person or business on Jan. 1, 2011.
Beginning a couple of years ago, the forms from the
Assessor's office have started looking a little different. There will be a form for individuals owning personal property and a separate form for business and commercial personal property owners. Both forms will have a pre-printed list, showing the items owned the previous year, and a place on the back of the form to
ADD ANY NEW property. Ripley suggests that you look the list over
carefully and follow the instructions provided.
Ripley also noted that the reporting of business and commercial property has changed for items purchased after Jan. 2, 2006, those items shall be depreciated using the Cost Recovery Tables, as specified in RSMO 137.122, and based upon the IRS MACRS tables.
If you own a business and receive an assessment list for individuals, or
if you are an individual and receive a business list, please contact the Assessors office so that a correct list may be mailed to you, Ripley says.
"Every year, a few property owners forget to return their
lists," Ripley says, "so we make every effort to remind people to return them on
time."
Not returning a completed list to the Assessor by the March 1 deadline is subject to a penalty.
"Penalties range from $10 to $100, depending upon the value of the property and the statutes provide the Assessor with almost no discretion to waive the
penalty," Ripley says. The Assessor advises that the best way to remember to return the list on time and avoid a penalty is to fill out the form, sign it, make a copy of it, and put it in the mail the same day you receive it. A copy of the form may be helpful if a question arises regarding the filing of the form.
Property owners who have not received a list, or who are new residents to the County are not excused from filing, and should contact the Assessors office to obtain a form at (660) 646-8000 ext. 2, or stop by the office on the first floor of the county courthouse. |
