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11-23-2019, 07:40 AM | #1 |
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The Gilford tax rate dropped 6.9%. Unfortunately when your assessment goes up 11% the math doesn't work in your favor!
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Thanks, However, that article says the valuations went up 14.6%.... Whatever it is the math still doesn’t work! Dan
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Raise the pants and lower the shirt tactic. Typical government.
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Moultonboro rate down 7.3%, ALL waterfront assessments UP 16.66% across the board.
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In the past when the assessment has gone up, the rates have come down so that it isn't much different than a normal year. But this year it seems all the towns raised the assessment but didn't lower the rates accordingly. As I have said before they will never have enough money. But people keep voting to spend locally anyway. We don't have a lot of say in state and country tax rates.
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If revenue other than property tax is projected to be the same or better, then the only conclusion is that spending is up. Meaning that our actual tax bills would be up with or without a revaluation.
Relative to the 14.6 % increase in net valuation: The municipal portion of the tax rate is down only 8.8% meaning a significant increase in spending. The county portion of the tax rate is down 11.7 % meaning a moderate increase in spending. The state education portion of the tax rate is down 13.4 % meaning a minor increase in spending. The local education portion of the tax rate is down only 3.3% meaning a major increase in spending. The local education portion is $8.11 out of $15.86 or 51% of the total tax bill. As I don't follow Gilford town and school annual meeting results, I don't know what caused the big bump in town and school spending. |
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I did see the total town assessment was up 14.6% Mine has gone up quite a bit in the last three years. |
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Yes, both our island and mainland properties went up about the same as you.... should we feel lucky we are below the average 14.6%??
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11-23-2019, 12:12 PM | #9 |
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All New Hampshire property tax payers come out as BIG WINNERS ….
because all NH property taxes up to ten thousand dollars get deducted off your April 15 federal income tax ….. and you do your part to make America great again! Over $10,000 ..... you is an even bigger WINNER ..... because you is definitely helping to move the country forward ... big time. ………… ……. …... ……….. And ..... we all salute you!
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... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 11-24-2019 at 08:06 AM. |
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Ahhh. You know Thanksgiving is coming when the annual whine post about taxes being unfair is initiated.
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11-24-2019, 07:04 AM | #11 |
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The evaluation for our house in Center Harbor (non waterfront) dropped a little. But the spending jumped and our tax bill went up about 6%.
The "why" is much more complex. Perhaps labor costs in an extremely tight labor market went up. You can rail at selectmen all you want about that but it is a fact of life around here. Selectmen are not going to start firing people to avoid a 6% tax increase. Sometimes there are one time or short term costs that need to be dealt with that forces spending up. It's just not that simple to say the town leaders are spendthrifts, although that IS something that needs to be watched for. As to the evaluations, those are very formulaic and not directly in town hands. They hire people to do the work. The work is done according to broadly accepted practices based on available data and the the results are what they are. Sure, mistakes are made on individual properties but it is very unlikely that the overall process is going to change. When you see across the board town valuations go up XX% it is because the formulas and analysis tells the town the cumulative value of the town has increased that much. They then apply it over all the assessments. Unless they do a complete reevaluation to zero in individually on all houses (more expensive process so not done all the time), that is how they keep tabs on current valuation. As to taking my taxes off my income tax, no go. I can't declare enough to exceed what I get for the standard deduction. The good news is that our standard deduction increases by $400 in 2019 so that deducts MORE than our property tax increase. Isn't America Great?!!! |
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Many waterfront property owners have their NH house as a second home. When you add the high NH real estate tax to the tax of your other home, in many, probably most, situations it puts you well over the allowed $10,000 real estate tax deduction. So, despite the constant cry that the Trump tax changes unfairly benefited the "wealthy" the loss of this deduction directly impacted those fortunate enough to own a second home. (And by fortunate, I mean those that in many cases, when it was not something passed down from the family, chose to work hard enough so that a second home was even a possibility) Even those who inherited a waterfront home have to keep up with the maintenance and taxes and those are substantial expenses. This is not a complaint. It is a nice problem to have but the tax changes resulted in the loss of a substantial tax deduction to many people that is rarely discussed, especially by the main stream media. |
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11-24-2019, 09:09 AM | #13 |
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With the loss of the deduction above ten thousand dollars, paying the property tax becomes paying with real money, and it seems like more waterfront addresses are getting listed, and sold.
Some go to builders who remove the old, build a fancy big new house, and sell it for big money. Others go to new long time owners who stick around and make improvements. You drive down the road and one day, a new 'for sale' sign has done showed up, out front an old water front cottage or house .... seems like it has picked up some speed, around these here parts .......a-yuh?
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What the Town of Meredith has built and created with their old historic Benjamin Smith library, their new police station, their new fire station, and their new community center is town money very, very well spent so three cheers for Meredith for their excellent library, police, fire, and community public buildings ...... hut-hut-hut-hut! This costs money, in turn makes your taxes go up. DUH? So don't complain you did it to yourself and one day your way of thinking will tax you out of your own place.... so keep it up.... hut-hut-hut. |
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11-24-2019, 09:58 AM | #16 |
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..... sounds like a double-trouble, double-whammy what with the town spending going up ..... and the federal deduction going down or going limited to a $10,000-limit.
Seems like the Walmart side of the lake keeps getting smaller, every year, as the old cottages with 2x4" walls stuffed with old newspapers from 1952 for insulation get demolished and replaced with a 2.5-mil adirondack mcmansion.
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Plus - lost in the conversation is the other federal tax changes that offset this cap limit. Typical ignorant induced selective outrage. Last year I hit that property tax cap so according to FLL my taxes went up right? Nope my federal taxes were lower. The increase in the standard deduction more than made up the difference. However it would be nice if town residents would stop voting for bloated budgets and improvements that are financially irresponsible. 7+ million for a DPW building for the town of Meredith is absolutely abhorrent. That could have easily be done for a fraction of that cost. |
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A Way To Keep Your Property Taxes Down
One thing that I have found a lot of people who complain about their property taxes have in common?
They didn't bother to attend town/school district meeting or vote. I understand that some can't vote as they aren't residents of the town, but I have talked with a lot of people in my town about their taxes and I'd have to say that more than half didn't vote. (Yes, my 'data' is anecdotal, but it is what I have noticed over the past few years.) Even non-residents can attend town and school district meetings and voice their opinion. They are, after all, taxpayers and have a right to speak. The only thing they can't do is vote. But you'd be surprised at how often speaking out at the meetings can affect town and school spending, particularly if the speaker makes a good case about one warrant article or another. I know I haven't cared for how much school spending in Gilford has increased even as the school population has been shrinking. (I don't know how many times a spending increase has been called a spending cut when in reality the only thing that was cut was the amount of the increase.) I haven't voted in favor of a single school budget in years. |
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Weekend Pundit, you are exactly right.
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Are you saying the same thing that TiltonBB said in post #1?
Otherwise- a tax rate going down doesn't indicate an increase in spending- just the opposite. |
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However the tax rate only went down by 6.9% so a lot more $$ will be collected. With individual assessments going up more than the decrease in tax rate, average tax bills will be up. If there had been no town wide revaluation then you would be correct that a decrease in tax rate would indicate decreased spending. Last edited by Slickcraft; 11-27-2019 at 02:19 PM. Reason: typo |
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For me, the IRS instructions try to be precise, and in the end fail to give a short summary. You have to add up your deductions and compare to the standard deduction. Looking at your 2018 return will tell you since this was all in effect in 2018. For most of us, I'd guess our deductions are comparable from year to year unless there is something like a big medical expense or such.
A CPA might review your previous years and suggest some strategies. |
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Gilford tax bills came in today's mail. The camp dropped substantially, boat slip went way up, but it was, of course, a much lower value. I'd have to look to see what the condo common land assessment change was. Net was several hundred dollars in my favor. Condo dues increased, so overall, I'm probably even. That's not bad when it comes to the tax man.
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Our Welch island camp assessment went up 8.1% and the tax rate went down 6.9% so our tax bill is up by a modest amount. Of course the tax on our modest island camp in Gilford is 2 times the tax on our pretty nice house in Alton. The difference between a spendthrift town and a frugal town.
If the Gilford net valuation went up 14.6 % I am wondering who got hit really hard. Mainland water front? Commercial property? |
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The BEST way to figure your standard deduction is to follow Publication 501- there are so many variables between single, married, head of household (plus other filing modes), as well as over 65 OR blind, over 65 AND blind, you or/and your spouse- and on and on.
Another note- isn't the actual tax payment savings created by your tax bracket, not the entire, extra $400.00 increase in the standard deduction? |
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On top of all that, when I gave my example it was for ME. I know blindness, age, and filing status claimed are stable for my return. I know the standard deduction for my claimed filing status is increasing by $400 this year. Further, I am not talking about less TAX being paid. The prior discussion was about how much of the tax you can DEDUCT (and limits). IF I itemized, I would be able to claim $200 more, the amount of the tax increase. However, the standard deduction is going up $400, twice as much. I never claimed I was getting a refund equal to my tax increase. As you say, the amount of money actually saved in taxes varies based on bracket and other factors. However, I am fairly confident that deducting an extra $200 will save me a bit of extra money in taxes as well. And mostly I was just tweaking FLL who was griping about the limits on SALT taxes. BTW, note that the SALT limits also apply to state and local INCOME taxes, neither of which NH has. You CAN deduct any NH interest and dividend tax you have to pay. No capital gains tax in NH. |
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I used to have 2 houses in NH, a small, older ranch in Moultonborough and a house in Hudson that was brand new, 4 times the size, a two car garage, and an inground pool. The Moultonborough house was valued at TWICE the Hudson house. Yet the Hudson tax rate was almost 3 times that of Moultonborough so I paid more taxes in Hudson. The combined property valuation of both towns in 2018 was about $3 billion. Hudson paid 5 times the local school rate per 1000 and twice as much municipal. Everything is relative and lake property valuation is a major driver in the the tax paid. A small house on the lake is worth a lot more than a big, nice house off the lake. The number of students in the school system has a big impact on the local school tax portion. |
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Not Gilford specific, but taxes in general. It looks like with the IRS and all the gymnastics associated with what is, and what is not, a deduction, that pretty soon we will all be under the tax program that used to be talked about in a joking manner - How much did you make? Send it in!
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Gilford Tax Bill Shock !
Just opened my Gilford tax bill and was totally SHOCKED !
With the new tax rates my taxes have jumped a whopping 21% which sounds absurd ! The town has my property valued at $397k, previous tax bill had valuation at $335k a net difference of $62k. 21% increase, seriously ? I checked Zillow for valuation and it had my property at $369k. Almost a $30k difference from town assessment. I understand Zillow cannot be used as a trued estimate but it's certainly closer than the town assessment. I think if I went to the bank for a mortgage, even they would not assess my property for the $396k that the town has estimated, not even close ! Now I have to go to the Gilford Assessor's office to fight my case. I expect them to tell me to pay the tax bill and file for an Abatement. I wonder if the town will reimburse me for any Abatement refunds (if any), with 8.0% interest on my money, that they charge taxpayers for late tax payments ? What's that expression about fighting 'City Hall', sounds like a loosing battle ? |
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Was that a waterfront property by chance ? |
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I think you can call the Assessing Dept and get the addresses of comps that you can then look up on line to compare to your property. The tax cards also give some history of assessments and sales.
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To answer your question.... my property 'is not' waterfront nor do I have a 'view' as they might from a mountain-top view, or a 'water-view'. If I did, I would understand my huge percentage increase in property tax. |
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I went to the Gilford Assessor's office and they provided me the addresses of Comps used. The Comps used were from Sales between 5/1/18 - 9/30/19. that you can then look up on line to compare to your property. I purchased my property 6/1/18, but it is not on that list, and not sure why ? I did notice an address on that list, on my same road, only a few houses away, the sales price and assessment value was a difference of about $13k. $329k vs $$352k respectively. That house was purchased in Apr 2018. My house was purchased in June 2018, for $329k and new assessed for $396k Thats a tax valuation difference of $67k. So what makes my neighbor's house worth $45k less than my house, I have no idea ???? I have made NO improvements to my property since I moved in. Honestly, I don't think if I put my house up for sale, I could get $396, not could I get a mortgage for that amount. If you want to buy my house for $400k, let's do the deal, you can have it all, I'll just take my clothes ! |
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Uh-oh, I have both frontage and thus obviously a view. So I'm screwed, guess I'll avoid the mailbox this weekend.
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As I understand it, assessments are supposed to be as of April 1 each year, so I don't know if a sale in September 2019 should be part of the calculation. |
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