Taxes
Property tax notices will be sent out at the end of July or beginning of August of each year. The deadline for payment of taxes is December 31st of each year.
Discounts are available on the municipal portion of taxes for the current year as follows:
- 5% if paid by September 30th
- 4% if paid by October 31st
- 2% if paid by November 30th
- 0% if paid by December 31st
Penalties will be applied to all outstanding balances at a rate of 1.5% compound interest as of January 1st of the following year.
For information on how to pay your taxes, visit How To – Pay Property Taxes.
Assessment
The annual assessment notices are mailed to R.M. of Mankota property owners before May of each year. Properties that have had any changes in the previous year will receive an updated assessment notice, with the exception of re-evaluation (re-val) years. In a re-val year, all properties in the municipality will receive an updated assessment notice.
The assessment notice provides the assessed value of the properties as determined by the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency (SAMA). SAMA makes every effort to ensure property assessments are done fairly and accurately. If you have any questions regarding your assessment, please contact the municipal office and we can help review your notice. A formal appeal process is available to property owners if they feel there has been an error.
Appeals
The assessment roll will be open for appeals for a period of 30 days in a non re-val year and for a period of 60 days in a re-val year.
An appellant must complete a Notice of Appeal and submit the required $25.00 fee with the appeal. The Notice of Appeal will be located on the back of the Assessment Notice.
Once the Board of Revision secretary receives the Notice of Appeal as well as the appeal fee, the process of an appeal begins. A Board of Revision hearing is scheduled.
The Board of Revision and the Board of Revision Secretary are provided through Western Municipal Consulting Ltd. on a contract basis.
A hearing will be held unless the municipality, the assessor (SAMA), and the appellant sign an Agreement to Adjust.
Further details regarding assessment appeals and Board Of Revision hearings can be obtained by contacting the municipal office.
If you have concerns regarding your property assessment, contact the Swift Current SAMA office at (306) 778-8444 or 1 (800) 498-0574.