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The Notice of Proposed Property Taxes, also called a "Truth in Millage" (TRIM) Notice, is mailed to property owners in mid-August each year. It is not a bill, but rather an estimate of your taxes based on the proposed tax rates, your assessed property value and exemptions.
The TRIM Notice has color coded columns for easy reading with more information included so you can see how your taxes are calculated and how they compared with last year.
The following are additional resources available on this site explaining your new TRIM Notice.
The first section of the form shows "Taxing Authority Tax Information". These are your Ad Valorem taxes which are the portion of your taxes based on the value of your property. Columns 1, 2 and 3 show prior year information. You will want to look at column 4 (the orange column) to view your new Taxable Value. Columns 5 and 6 (the yellow columns) show the tax rate and taxes required if the taxing authority's budget remains the same. Columns 7 and 8 (the blue columns) are important to look at since they show your current proposed tax rate and taxes for each taxing authority. As you scroll down this section you will find totals for this portion of your taxes.
If you have questions about your new tax rates, we encourage you to contact the taxing authority and attend their public hearing. The dates, locations and time are listed on the back side of this notice.
The next section of the form provides "Property Appraiser Value Information" and shows the Market Value and Assessed Value for your property. In determining Market Value, Florida law requires the property appraiser to consider certain factors, including: the amount a willing buyer would pay a willing seller for the property, the location and condition of the property, and the income generated from the property. You will find more information about Appraisal Process on this website.
The Assessed Value will always be equal to or less than Market Value and includes your savings from the Save Our Homes Cap, the 10% Non-Homestead Cap and the Agricultural classification as they apply to your property. On the lower left side of the form, you will find more detailed information listing the actual reductions that have been applied to your Assessed Value and a listing of your Exemptions. By subtracting your Exemptions from the Assessed Value, you will arrive at your Taxable Value, which are the numbers you see in Columns 1 and 4 in the first section of the form.
If you have any questions about your Market Value, or if an exemption or classification is not reflected, please contact our office as soon as possible - or come in and meet with our staff to discuss your situation. If your issue is not resolved, you may file a petition for adjustment with the Value Adjustment Board, an independent third party unaffiliated with the Property Appraiser’s Office. All petitions must be filed on or before the date shown at the bottom of the form. Please go to the VAB Petition link on the website for more information.
For your convenience, the Non-Ad Valorem assessments are now shown on the back side of the TRIM notice for those districts that elected to participate. You will not be receiving a separate form with this information as you have in the past. By adding the Ad Valorem taxes (on the front side) to the Non-Ad Valorem taxes (on the back side) you are able to estimate the tax bill you will be receiving from the Tax Collector in November. As a reminder, your final tax bill could include Non-Ad Valorem assessments from taxing authorities not participating on this notice.
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