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Rachid Belhocine, MAA, Deputy Chief Assessor Lillian A. Harrison, MAI, Senior Assistant Assessor Bob O'Donnell, MAA, Assistant Assessor Michele McGovern, MAA, Assistant Assessor Karen Keaney, MAA, Assistant Assessor Peter Brown, MAA, Assistant Assessor Donalda Hingston, Principal Clerk Board of Assessors: Gary McCabe, CAE, Chair Harold Petersen, Ph.D., Vice-Chair Mark Mazur, MAA, Clerk THE BULLETIN BOARD
Fiscal Year 2014 Property Income & Expense Statements (Form 38D) and letter from the Assessors are now available in the Forms section of the web-site.
The Fiscal Year 2013 Tax Classfication Hearing was held by the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday November 27, 2012 in the Selectmen's Hearing Room. The hearing is held pursuant to the requirements of General Laws Chapter 40, section 56 and is held annually prior to a vote on the matter of shifting the tax levy between the major classes of property and determing the percentages of the levy to be bourne by each class. The selectmen will also consider the adoption of certain class exemptions, including the residential exemption. The Board of Assessors presentation at the beginning of the hearing is available here.
The Fiscal Year 2013 Property Tax Rates are: Residential $11.65 and Commercial $18.97.
Statutory Exemptions: The Massachusetts Department of Revenue has issued updated taxpayer brochures to assist in understanding the statutory tax exemptions that are available to eligible property owners. The new brochures can be viewed or downloaded by clicking on the following links: Blind Exemption, Elderly Exemption, Surviving Spouse-Child, Veterans Exemption. A summary of available exemptions can be found in the Forms section of the web-site.
Applications for statutory exemptions can be filed by April 1, 2013. Application forms can be downloaded from this site in the Forms section under Statutory Exemptions or call the Assessor's Office for assistance at 617-730-2060.
Fiscal Year 2014 Personal Property Tax Returns (State Tax Form 2) are due by March 1, 2013 without an extension. Public Notice.
The Fiscal Year 2012 Tax Rates were: Residential $11.40/1000 Commercial, Industrial, & Personal Property $18.58/1000
For FY2013 the Board of Selectmen adopted a residential exemption for qualified taxpayers of $167,761 in value, or $1,954.42 in taxes. The Assessor's Office is responsible for administering the property tax and motor vehicle excise tax for the Town of Brookline. The property tax includes real estate and tangible personal property accounts. Assessed values are subject to triennial review and certification by the Department of Revenue. The Assessors grant all statutory exemptions and act on all abatement applications. The Assessors are responsible for defending all appeals made to the Appellate Tax Board. The Assessors administer all special assessments under qualifying farm and forest management and open space preservation programs. Assessments in Massachusetts are based on full and fair cash value as of January 1. The Brookline Assessors use modern mass-appraisal techniques and data standards defined in Standard 6 of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) of the Appraisal Foundation and valuation standards defined by the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO). |
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