Poweshiek County Assessor

DUTIES OF THE ASSESSOR

The Assessor is charged with several administrative and statutory duties. The primary duty and responsibility is to assess all real property within the Assessor’s jurisdiction except that which is otherwise provided by law. This would include residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural classes of property.

Real property is revalued every two years. The effective date of the assessment is January first of each year. The Assessor determines a full or partial value for all new construction and improvements depending upon their state of completion as of that January first date.
 

GENERAL MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT THE ASSESSOR’S DUTIES

The Assessor DOES NOT:

• Collect taxes

• Calculate taxes

• Determine tax rate

• Set policy for the Board of Review

The Assessor is concerned with value, not taxes. Taxing jurisdictions such as schools, cities and county, adopt budgets after public hearings. This determines the tax levy, which is the rate of taxation required to raise the money budgeted.

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