IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the Legislature to recommend amending Missouri state statute to allow for a mid-year tax collection date as opposed to the current collection date of December 31st.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 21346, July 31, 2023
INTRODUCED BY Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, taxes are assessed on personal property owned on January 1st of every year, but taxes are not billed until November of the same year; and,
WHEREAS, taxes are due by December 31st for the entire amount assessed and billed regardless of the ownership status of the property or if it has been moved from Jackson County; and,
WHEREAS, personal property taxes are levied annually against tangible personal and real property and are due December 31st of each year per Missouri state statute; and,
WHEREAS, a mid-year collection of personal property taxes would be appropriate; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature does hereby express its intent and recommendation to the Missouri State Legislature of a mid-year tax collection date.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 21346 of July 31, 2023, was duly passed on August 28, 2023 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _____5________ Nays _______3_______
Abstaining ____0_____ Absent ______1_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature