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Show Advice To Property Owners On Filling Out Statements This year, all personal property pro-perty owners in Duchesne County Coun-ty are being requested to fill out their own property statements. The announcement was made this week by G. B. Workman, Duchesne County Assessor. He stated that this is a general practice in most counties of the state, and is recommended by the State Tax Commission for all counties. A letter of explanation is being be-ing sent to the property owners on record, along with the blank statement form to file with the county assessor. It will be necessary neces-sary that each property owner return the completed statement with his signature thereon within with-in 21 days. These letters and forms will be mailed to property owners by January 1, Mr. Workman Work-man . said. In putting this practice into effect, deputy assessors will not call on the taxpayer this year and make the assessment. Utah State Law requires that all personal property, regardless of its location in the county and whether on federal, state, county, coun-ty, or national forest lands, must be assessed. Furniture values must be declared de-clared on the personal property statement this year, also. Mr. Workman points out that there is a $300 value exemption on furniture to a home-owner, but no exemption is allowed to renters who own furniture. Hotels, Ho-tels, cafe's, lodges, apartments, cabins, barber shops, beauty shops, doctor and dentist equipment, equip-ment, lawyer's office equipment and library, also are not exempted exempt-ed from this property value declaration. dec-laration. No property owner is exempt from declaring his property for taxation purposes just because he was not mailed a statement and explanatory letter. Public notice is hereby given that such blank forms for declaring the property for taxation is available at the assessor's office of-fice at the Duchesne County Courthouse; and may be obtained obtain-ed by calling in at the office, by writing, or by telephoning the request. Any taxpayer wishing wish-ing assistance in declaring his property or in filling out the blankform may call in at the assessor's office and the office personnel will help in any way they can to complete and file the necessary forms. Notariza tion of signatures on the forms is not required. |