Errors Found On Beaufort Tax Bill- Fix Them Now and Pay Less

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December 06,2015 0comments

CAREFULLY REVIEW YOUR BEAUFORT TAX BILL AND YOU MAY SAVE MONEY IT’S BEAUFORT COUNTY PROPERTY TAX TIME

It’s That Time of Year Again But Be Careful With Your Beaufort  Tax Bill Property!

Beaufort Tax BillAs Ben Franklin once said “Nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” If you ask me, living here in Beaufort County with Franklin’s two options, I will gladly pay my property taxes. The property taxes on an owner occupied residence are very reasonable Beaufort Tax Bill at about a rate of ½ of a percent or the home’s value. Property taxes on other types of property are closer to the national norm of about 1.25% of the value.

Errors Were Found On The 2015 Beaufort Tax Bills

With the 2015 tax bills in the mail, I checked Beaufort Tax Bill on 10 of my clients and found some interesting errors. Of the 10, six were correct, two had the wrong mailing address and two I was able to point out approximately a $3,000 savings to each of those clients/friends. It is understandable that one of the clients who had a $3,900 error to their favor, when corrected, visited the county tax office the day the error was brought to his attention. I am happy to say the county is in the process of correcting their error.

Below, you will find is a Beaufort County 2015 property tax statement. A very important thing to remember about your 2015 property tax bill is that in Beaufort County, the payment is past due if not paid on or before January 15, 2016. It does not matter if you did not receive your bill – it is still considered your fault if it is not paid.

Statement Review: Take A Close Look At Your Bill

Beaufort Tax Bill

  1. Description/address of the property: The number above the description is the county tax map info.
  2. Assessment ratio: Very Important for your home, villa or vacant lot. This should be either 4% or 6%. If the property is your owner occupied residence, then the ratio should be 4%. If the property is anything other than owner occupied residence, the ratio should be 6%. Just because your property Beaufort Tax Bill has been billed at the 4% ratio in past years, does not mean the County has not made an error and changed the property ratio to 6%. If you find this error bring it to the County’s attention so they can correct it.
  3. Appraised Value: This is the amount the County feels is the value of your property. If you feel this number is wrong and too high, give us at the Charles Sampson Group of Charter One Realty a call at 843-384-7300. We will be glad to help you with information so you can make a protest.
  4. How Your Taxes Are Calculated: This is the appraised value times the assessment ratio. This number is times the millage rate to get the taxes. Different locations within the county have different millage rates.
  5. Taxes Due: The amount of tax you owe if paid prior to January 15, 2016
  6. Late Payment Amounts Due: This shows the penalties for late payments Beaufort Tax Bill

This short explanation of your Beaufort County 2015 tax billing should be very helpful. We, at Hilton Head Island Real Esatate ConsultantCharles Sampson Group of Charter One Realty care about you and your well-being here in Beaufort County. We love living in Hilton Head Head Island and want you to feel the same in every aspect of living here. Charles Samspon Group of Charter One Realty wants to be your real estate professional.

Should you have any questions about the taxes, please feel free to give us a call at:

Charles Sampson Group of Charter One Realty a call at 843-681-3307, ext. 215 or on my cell, 843-384-7300. We would be glad to help you with any of your Hilton Head Island or Lowcountry real estate—either buying or selling or just answering real estate questions.

To view what is on today’s market, just click https://charlessampson.com/ or http://www.CharlesSampson.com If you are not already a Hilton Head Island or Lowcountry property owner we would love to have you join us as a Beaufort County Property Tax Payer!

Charles Sampson Group of Charter One Realty Hilton Head

Charles Sampson Group of Charter One Realty
200 Merchant St
Hilton Head, SC 29926
843-384-7300

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