“A final decision has not yet been made, but we cannot and will not implement this ordinance while these fundamental questions remain unresolved,” White’s veto message read.
Jackson County announced it is capping 2025 tax assessment increases at 15 percent, but homeowners want to see more done with the troubled 2023 assessments where all of this started.
The ordinance would require the Jackson County assessor to roll back assessments with more than a 15% increase from 2022 to 2023. Legislators have also discussed a resolution requiring photos and sale comparisons to be posted on updated assessments.
The court battle over the 2023 property tax assessment has yet to be resolved, and already, there’s fighting over the 2025 property tax assessment plan.
A Jackson County attorney has filed a class action countersuit claiming thousands of Jackson County property taxpayers are still waiting to be heard in court.
Jackson County filed a legal challenge against the Missouri State Tax Commission’s order on Wednesday, arguing the move was highly politicized and unprecedented.
Jackson County voters could get a chance to decide whether the position of assessor should be elected instead of appointed, but it will only happen if Jackson County Executive Frank White allows it.
Thousands of Jackson County residents are frustrated as county leaders say there will be no refunds in the 2023 property tax assessment. County leaders said the money has already been spent. This comes after the State Tax Commission ordered the county to fix the assessment.
It’s been days since the Missouri State Tax Commission (STC) put its proverbial foot down on the Jackson County property tax assessment, but it seems it is no closer to a resolution with the county.
After the Missouri State Tax Commission ordered Jackson County to fix some 2023 property tax assessments, a motion has been filed to dismiss a lawsuit against the county.
Heated homeowners are calling for some accountability after Jackson County Assessor Gail McCann Beatty took the stand in the 2023 tax assessment trial.
Jackson County is keeping its Assessment, Collection and Recorder of Deeds offices closed for the remainder of the week as the County continues its efforts into investigating a ransomware attack.
