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Originally Posted by The Real BigGuy
Sorry, the fact is you “pay” the town. Your check is written to the town. They take their cut and send the state what is required. The state grants the town the authority to collect property tax so, legally the town is the taxing authority.
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The DRA sets the rates... because the State is the taxing authority.
The State acquires that power under NH Constitution Part Second Article 5.
Towns/Cities are only municipal corporations, and can be taken by the State into receivership. We are a Dillon's Rule State.
The town collects those taxes under the authority of the State.
The authority to tax, and the mechanism of collection are two different things.
For instance, the restaurant cannot set/set aside a Meals Tax... but it remands a portion based on the State statute.