Clearwater County holds line on municipal tax rates
Clearwater County council has approved the 2020 Tax Bylaw highlighted by a 0% municipal tax rate increase for all assessment classes.
This comes following a discussion on COVID-19 impacts and an extension on the first penalty date from September 15 to November 6, 2020.
The tax rate bylaw includes the extension of the first penalty which will provide an additional seven and a half weeks to pay all outstanding taxes without penalty. An 8% penalty will be added to outstanding taxes on November 6, 2020 at 4:30 pm and additional 4% added on December 15, 2020 at 4:30 pm for any still outstanding at that time.
“Given that Clearwater County’s original penalty date covered the requirements for the six-month deferral of the provincial school requisition for the non-residential class, this provides additional time on top of that deferral for all classes of assessment within Clearwater County,” reads a media release. “Each year, the school tax requisition is set by the province and that may vary year to year based on assessment values.”