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BERNCO Assessor Office Presentation

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August 05, 2015

BERNCO Assessor Office Presentation

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August 05, 2015
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  1. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   Agenda 1. 

    Administra4on  Priori4es   2.  What’s  New?   3.  Determining  Current  &  Correct   4.  Public  Improvement  Districts   5.  Protest  Process   6.  Frequently  Asked  Ques4ons   7.  Ques4ons  &  Answers   Presen0ng:  Damian  Lara,  Deputy  Assessor;  Fabian  Montoya,  Residen1al   Appraisal  Manager;  Daniel  Manzano,  Special  Projects  Coordinator  
  2. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   Administration Priorities

    •  Fair  &  Equitable  Treatment  of  ALL  Property  Owners   •  Improved  Processes  for  Increased  Efficiency  &   Accuracy   •  Increased  Communica0on  with  Property  Owners  &   Other  Cons0tuencies  
  3. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   What’s New?--Legislation

    Disabled  Veteran  Property  Tax  Exemp4ons  (SB  506)     100%  disabled  veterans  who  change  their  primary   residence  during  the  course  of  the  tax  year  can  take   their  disabled  veterans  exemp0on  with  them.  
  4. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   What’s New?--Legislation

    Disabled  Veteran  Benefit  Assessments  (SB  248)   100%  disabled  veteran  will  be  exempt  from  having  to   pay  special  benefit  assessments  (e.g.  PIDs)  as  well  as   property  taxes  on  their  principal  place  of  residence.       Starts  on  2016  tax  bill.      
  5. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   What’s New?--Legislation

    Define  Agricultural  Use  for  Property  Tax  (SB  112)   Clarifies  state  statute  regarding  agricultural  exemp0ons   by  expanding  the  defini0on  of  “agricultural  use”  to   include  the  res0ng  of  land  during  drought  condi0ons.     Our  Office  already  had  been  applying  the  defini0on  to   proper0es  in  Bernalillo  County.  
  6. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   What’s New?--Legislation

    Electronic  No4ces  of  Value  (HB  49)     Star0ng  next  year,  property  owners  can  elect  to   have  their  No0ce  of  Value  emailed  to  them   instead  of  receiving  it  through  the  mail.    
  7. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   Current &

    Correct Value New  Mexico  State  Statute     7-­‐36-­‐16.  Responsibility  of  county  assessors  to  determine  and  maintain   current  and  correct  values  of  property.     7-­‐36-­‐21.2.  Limita1on  on  increases  in  valua1on  of  residen1al  property.     7-­‐38-­‐12.1.  Residen1al  property  transfers;  affidavit  to  be  filed  with  assessor.     47-­‐13-­‐4.  Finding;  disclosure  of  informa1on  required  in  certain  real  estate   transac1ons.  
  8. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   Current &

    Correct Value 7-­‐36-­‐16.  Responsibility  of  county  assessors  to  determine  and   maintain  current  and  correct  values  of  property.    See  3.6.5.23     The  phrase  "current  and  correct  values  of  property"  as  used  in  Sec1on  7-­‐36-­‐16  NMSA  1978  means:     (1)  for  residen1al  property  purchased  in  the  year  prior  to  the  current  tax  year  the  phrase  means   its  market  value  during  the  year  of  purchase;     (2)  for  residen1al  property  not  purchased  in  the  year  prior  to  the  current  tax  year,  when  u1lizing   a  one  year  reappraisal  cycle,  the  phrase  means  its’  market  value  of  the  year  prior  to  the  current   tax  year,  and     (3)  for  residen1al  property  not  purchased  in  the  year  prior  to  the  current  tax  year,  and  non-­‐ residen1al  locally  assessed  property,  when  u1lizing  a  two  year  reappraisal  cycle,  the  phrase   means  its  market  value  in  the  tax  year  2001  and,  for  each  of  the  following  odd-­‐numbered  tax   year,  its  market  value  during  the  preceding  odd-­‐numbered  tax  year.   It’s  Fair  Market  Value  During  the  Prior  Year  
  9. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   Current &

    Correct Value The  3%  cap  does  not  apply  to:   •  A  residen0al  property  in  the  first  tax  year  that  is  valued  for   property  taxa0on  purposes;   •  Any  physical  improvements,  except  for  solar  energy  system   installa0ons;   •  A  change  of  ownership  of  the  property  occurred  in  the  year   immediately  prior  to  the  tax  year;  and   •  A  change  in  zoning.  
  10. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   Current &

    Correct Value The  3%  cap  does  apply  to  a  transfer:     1.  To  a  trustee  for  the  beneficial  use  of  the  spouse  of  the  transferor   or  the  surviving  spouse  of  a  deceased  transferor;         2.  The  spouse  of  the  transferor  that  takes  effect  upon  the  death  of   the  transferor;       3.  Solely  between  spouses,  any  co-­‐owner's  interest;      
  11. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   Current &

    Correct Value  The  3%  cap  does  apply  to  a  transfer:     4.  To  a  child  of  the  transferor,  who  occupies  the  property  as   that  person's  principal  residence  at  the  0me  of  transfer;       5.  That  confirms  or  corrects  a  previous  transfer  made  by  a   document  that  was  recorded  in  the  real  estate  records  of   the  county  in  which  the  real  property  is  located;         6.  For  the  purpose  of  quie0ng  the  0tle  to  real  property  or   resolving  a  disputed  loca0on  of  a  real  property  boundary;      
  12. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   Current &

    Correct Value  The  3%  cap  does  apply  to  a  transfer:     7.  To  a  revocable  trust  by  the  transferor  with  the  transferor,   the  transferor's  spouse  or  a  child  of  the  transferor  as   beneficiary;  or         8.  From  the  revocable  trust  described  above  back  to  the  seclor    or  trustor  or  to  the  beneficiaries  of  the  trust.    
  13. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   Current &

    Correct Value 7-­‐38-­‐12.1.  ResidenHal  property  transfers;  affidavit  to  be  filed   with  assessor.     “  the  full  considera1on,  including  money  or  any  other   thing  of  value,  paid  or  exchanged  for  the  transfer  and   the  terms  of  the  sale  including  any  amount  of  seller   incen1ves;  and       the  value  and  a  descrip1on  of  personal  property  that  is   included  in  the  sale  price.”  
  14. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   Current &

    Correct Value 47-­‐13-­‐4.  Finding;  disclosure  of  informa1on  required  in  certain  real   estate  transac1ons.   Property  Tax  Calculator….       es1mated  amount  of  property  tax  levy….        ….specify  the  listed   price  as  the  value  of  the  property  to  be  used  in  the  es1mate;     USE  FAIR  MARKET  VALUE  !!!     Remember  “One  Sale  does  not  a  Market  Make!”  
  15. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   Public Improvement

    Districts (PIDs) There  are  currently  8  PIDs  in  Bernalillo  County   •  Ventana  West   •  Montecito  Estates   •  Sal0llo   •  Trails   •  Mesa  Del  Sol   •  The  Boulders   •  Volterra   •  Lower  Petroglyphs  
  16. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   Public Improvement

    Districts (PIDs) Assessor’s  Office  Responsibili4es     •  To  iden0fy  which  proper0es  have  PIDs  and  maintain   informa0on  in  our  comprehensive  assessment  records.   •  To  include  DFA  approved  PID  levies  in  the  tax  roll  we  send  to   County  Treasurer.   •  PIDs  CANNOT  be  protested  through  the  Assessor’s  Office.  
  17. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   Protests Property

     Owners  can  file  a  protest  for  the  current  year  within  30  days  of   the  Assessor’s  Office  mailing  of  their  No0ce  of  Value  (typically  April  1).    Protests  can  filed  for  the  following:     •  Assessed  Value   •  Classifica0on  of  Property   •  Tax  District  Assignment   •  Denial  of  Exemp0on  or  Value  Freeze    
  18. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   Protests • 

    Forms  available  online  or  in  person     •  We  work  to  resolve  protests            informally  when  possible     •  If  protests  can’t  be  resolved  informally,          they  are  referred  to  the  Formal  Protest  Board  
  19. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   Protests  Checklist

         (available  on  Assessor’s  Office  Website)     q  Current  Year  No0ce  Of  Value   q  Completed  Protest  Form   q  List  of  Proper0es  &  Appraisal  Ra0os  in  Neighborhood   q  Any  and  all  paperwork  that  supports  protest   q  An  Appraisal  report  of  property  (if  applicable)   q  Market  Data  from  Previous  Year   q  Income  (for  commercial  proper0es)    
  20. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   FAQs 10.

     Do  you  assess  landscaping?       A.  No,  but  we  do  value  any  improvements  that  are  built  on   the  property,  e.g.  porches,  swimming  pools,  gazebos.   9.    Do  you  assess  garages  as  heated  living  space?   A.  No.  Garages  and  all  other  non-­‐heated  improvements   are  assessed  at  a  different  rate.  
  21. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   FAQs 8.

     How  many  trees  are  needed  to  qualify  for  agricultural   valua4on?     A.    There  is  no  set  number.  Eligibility  is  determined  on  the   basis  of  the  land's  capacity  to  produce  agricultural  products.         7.  Do  you  have  the  right  to  request  income  and  expense   informa4on  when  applying  for  agricultural  valua4on?   A.  Yes.  Chapter  7-­‐36-­‐20,  NMSA  1978,  the  applica1on  form  may   contain  a  request  for  providing  informa1on  as  the  owner's  farm   income  and  farm  expenses  reported  to  the  U.S.  Internal     Revenue  Service  on  Schedule  F.  
  22. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   FAQs 6.

       Can  you  adjust  value  due  to  the  lack  of  maintenance  in   my  neighborhood  such  as  junked  cars,  weeds,  etc…?     A.    If  the  market  is  declining  in  your  neighborhood  we  can   determine  that  based  on  sales.     5.    Are  short-­‐sales  and  foreclosures  used  to  determine  market   value?   A.    Typically  no,  unless  the  majority  of  sales  in  that   neighborhood  are  short-­‐sales  or  foreclosures.  
  23. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   FAQs 4.

       If  an  assessment  is  protested,  can  valua4on  go  up?   A.    No,  unless  during  the  field  visit  we  iden1fy  addi1onal   improvements  that  are  not  in  the  assessed  records.     3.    Do  appraisers  need  to  go  inside  a  home  during  field  checks?   A.    No,  although  allowing  the  appraiser  to  enter  the  home   will  ensure  a  more  accurate  appraisal,  especially  for  homes   that  are  more  than  one  level.    
  24. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   FAQs 2.

       Can  property  owners  review  records  at  the  Assessor’s   Office  for  an  appeal  or  protest?     A.  Yes.  Certain  property  records  are  confiden1al  informa1on   and  can  only  be  viewed  by  the  property  owner.  Valua1on   records  are  public  and  can  be  found  on  our  website.     1.    How  can  property  owners  lower  their  tax  bill?   A.    While  we  do  not  have  control  over  tax  bills  or  tax  rates,   property  owners  can  apply  for  tax  savings  programs  through   the  Assessor’s  Office.    
  25. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   Available Property

    Tax Exemptions • Head of Family • Veterans • 100% Disabled Veterans *Deadline to apply for the above is the same as protest deadline.
  26. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   Available Property

    Tax Exemptions Senior Citizens Value Freeze Owners  of  single-­‐family  dwellings  who  are  65  year  or   older  or  disabled  with  a  total  annual  household  income   of  $32,000  or  less  can  to  freeze  their  home’s  valua0on.    
  27. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   Coming Soon

    Bernalillo County Assessor Homeowners Guide to Owning Property in Bernalillo County e s? t 00 Feedback  welcome  on  types  of   informaHon  you  think  new   homebuyers  need  regarding  the   assessment  process     Thanks!  
  28. Bernalillo  County  Assessor   Tanya  R.  Giddings   Contact Information

    Address: 501 Tijeras Ave, NW Telephone Number: (505) 222-3700 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.bernco.gov/assessor-office