| Show Assessor Lists Property Owner Rights in Comments This Week The running battle between property owners and tax assessors assessors assessors as as- came in for some comment this week by Grand I county Assessor Kenneth A. A Beach Deach Said he The property owners owners owners own own- ers have many specific rights when it comes to tax assessment assessment assessment assess assess- ment and a recent bulletin of the Utah Taxpayers Association Association Association Asso Asso- sets forth these rights in about the clearest way possible He urged citizens to familiarize themselves with these rights which are condensed condensed con con- den sed from the bulletin below below below be be- low 1 The taxpayer has a right to be fully Informed regardIng regarding regarding regard regard- ing all procedures used in assessments 2 He lIe has a right to expect competent honest trained efficient assessors who have sufficient qualified help and materials to perform their duties 1 tI w. w 3 He may expect sound procedures of assessment to tobe tobe tobe be followed with definite and uniform yardsticks of value with accepted standards of de de- 4 He may expect all le legally legally le- le gally taxable property to be taxed at a uniform ratio of its value free from 5 He may expect that valuations valuations valuations val val- val val- be reasonably current and at uniform ratios of values values values val val- ues and that all property be reassessed by competent assessors assessors as as- at least every five years 6 He may expect cooperation cooperation cooperation cooper cooper- of the Tax Commission all 11 the way through to provide provide pro pro- vide uniform assessment all through the State 7 He has a right to quick relief if his assessments are out of line 8 Every taxpayer has a alight aright aright right light to fair air and just assessment assessment assessment assess assess- ment of his property so that he will pay a fair share of the tax load no more moreno no less And finally 9 He lIe may expect to pay paya a great deal more than he is isnow isnow isnow now paying to insure fair fairand fairand fairand and just assessment of ot al aU all property in the state The concluding paragraph o of the bulletin sums up the situation This is about the way It looks Human frailties frailties frail fraU ties are manifest The taxpayer taxpayer taxpayer tax tax- payer tries to get his valuations valuations reduced so his tax I will willbe willbe be lower Some County Assessors Assessors Assessors As As- try to protect their constituents and undervalue property The Tax Commission Commission Commis Commis- sion ion has the problem of tryIng trying trying try try- ing to attain the goal enumerated enumerated enumerated above that each taxpayer taxpayer tax tax- payer shall pay his his' fair and just share of taxes for the government without fear or favor |
