2012 Tax Information

School Levies                                               2011                   2012

Public School Finance Board

     Farm & Residential                                  00.00                   00.00

     Other (Commercial)                                12.33                   11.36

Lord Selkirk School Division                        14.325                 13.560

Sunrise School Division                              16.49                   14.833

Rural Area Levies

General Municipal - Rural Areas                 14.466                 13.075

General Municipal - At-Large                      02.84                   03.10

Reserves:

     Lagoon Levy                                          00.13                   00.12

     Transfer Station                                     00.11                   00.10

     Firefighting Equipment                            00.23                   00.20

     Bridge Repair & Replace                        00.25                   00.30

Sun Gro Loan                                              00.240                 00.23

Garson Arena Loan                                    00.17                   00.17

Strecker Bridge Loan                                  00.24                   00.22

Administration Building Loan                       00.32                   00.29

Computer System Loan                               00.14                   00.00

Assessment Levy                                       00.46                   00.41

LUD of Tyndall-Garson

General Municipal - At-Large                       02.84                  03.10

LUD Requirement                                         06.935                06.078

Reserves:

     Firefighting Equipment                             00.23                  00.20

     Transfer Station                                      00.11                  00.10

Sun Gro Loan                                               00.24                  00.23

Garson Arena Loan                                     00.17                  00.17

Computer System Loan                                00.141                00.00

Administration Building Loan                        00.32                  00.29

Assessment Levy                                        00.46                  00.41

How Are My Taxes Determined?

Your property taxes are the product of your portioned assessment and the school and municipal mill rates.  Portioned assessment represents the portion of the assessed value of your property that is subject to taxation.

                                                     School &

          Portioned Assessment  X  Municipal  =  Property Tax

                        1000                     Mill Rates

Mill Rate 

The mill rate is determined by a series of calculations.  Council plans their budget for the fiscal year, deciding which projects they wish to see completed.  Once they have determined how much it will cost to complete the projects and provide services for the municipality, they subtract the revenue and grants they will take in and divide the remainder by the total assessment of the municipality's land and buildings.

The 2012 residential mill rate for the rural properties in the municipality is 33.143.  The residential mill rate for the LUD of Tyndall-Garson in 2012 is 25.506.  The mill rate differs between the rural part of the municipality and the LUD of Tyndall-Garson.  The difference is largely from the transportation costs to maintain roadways in each part of the municipality.  Gravel roads are more difficult to maintain than paved streets, as they often require more repairs.  There are also several more miles of gravel roads than paved streets in the whole municipality. 

Property Assessment

All properties within the boundaries of the RM of Brokenhead are assessed by the Province of Manitoba Assessment Branch in Selkirk. 

Properties are assessed after completion of building a new dwelling or structure in which a building permit was required.  The Province has also adopted a policy in which every property in Manitoba is reassessed every two years to keep assessments more current with the housing market.  All properties were reassessed for the 2010 property taxes using market values as of April 1, 2008.  Reassessment notices are mailed the year before new assessment values are to take effect.  The next reassessment year is 2012 and the notices have been sent by the Selkirk Assessment Branch.  If you wish to appeal your 2012 reassessment, applications must be received at the RM of Brokenhead administration office on or before September 26, 2011 for Board of Revision.

If you have any questions or concerns about the assessed value of your property, please contact the Selkirk Assessment Branch at 785-5092.

Rebates

EPTCA

Property owners are eligible for an Education Property Tax Credit Advance on the property that is considered their primary residence.  Forms are available through the Government of Manitoba website or from the RM of Brokenhead Administration Office.  The 2012 EPTCA is $700.00.  The deadline for applying for the 2012 EPTCA is November 15th, 2012. 

Farmland School Tax Rebate

Owners of farm classified property are eligible for a percentage of their taxes for farm land only to be refunded by the Government of Manitoba.  Each year an application form must be completed and submitted to the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation in their area.  The nearest office is located in Beausejour at:

Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation

P.O. Box 50

Provincial Govt. Building

Beausejour, MB

R0E 0C0

ph.  268-6001

fax 268-6060

Applications for the Farmland School Tax Rebate are being accepted for the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 tax years.  Application forms are available at the municipal office and below.

Link to: 2010 Farmland School Tax Rebate Application

Link to: 2011 Farmland School Tax Rebate Application

Link to: 2012 Farmland School Tax Rebate Application

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