WEB SITE ANSWERS TAX QUESTIONS.Byline: Troy Anderson Anderson, river, Canada Anderson, river, c.465 mi (750 km) long, rising in several lakes in N central Northwest Territories, Canada. It meanders north and west before receiving the Carnwath River and flowing north to Liverpool Bay, an arm of the Arctic Staff Writer Computer users can find the assessed value of homes in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County and get answers to basic questions about assessment, taxation and appeals using an Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the Web site unveiled Wednesday. The new site - lacountypropertytax.com - links to assessed property values and recent neighborhood property sales, and also offers parcel maps (Data West Research Agency definition: see GIS glossary.) The basic drawings (maps) of the land cadastre (ownership boundaries) for all public and private lands. Parcel maps are typically maintained at a variety of scales, and can be either very precise or very general "cartoon maps" and forms that can be easily downloaded. The site also explains how to read tax bills and how to contact county offices involved in the assessment and tax process. ``This new site not only provides detailed information on how the property assessment and taxation system works, it answers the most frequently asked questions from homeowners and businesses,'' Assessor Rick Auerbach Frederick Steven Auerbach (born February 15, 1950 in Woodland Hills, California) was an shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played from 1971-1981. See also
``I hope it helps answer taxpayer questions and it will also include a user link to submit a question form which will be forwarded to the appropriate department for a timely response.'' The site also contains information about Proposition 58, which provides an exclusion for transfers of properties between parents and children; and Propositions 60 and 90, which provide property tax relief for senior citizens who sell a home and buy one of equal or lesser value. It also offers information on obtaining copies of current tax bills, deadlines on when taxes are due, what to expect on refunds, delinquent delinquent 1) adj. not paid in full amount or on time. 2) n. short for an underage violator of the law as in juvenile delinquent. DELINQUENT, civil law. He who has been guilty of some crime, offence or failure of duty. secured property taxes and how to get a tax lien Tax Lien A claim imposed by the federal government to liquidate a persons property until owing tax and debt is fully paid. Notes: Tax liens can be purchased from the government in the form of an investment. removed. ``The real benefit is that property tax is complicated and there are four offices within the county that administer property tax - the assessor, auditor-controller, tax collector and assessment appeals board,'' Auerbach said. ``With the new Web site, we have a menu that lists possible questions and by clicking on one of those, you can e-mail the appropriate department.'' The launch of the Web site came as Auerbach was expected to release today a record $855 billion property assessment roll, up 9.6 percent over the prior year. The report can be viewed at lacountyassessor.com. Troy Anderson, (213) 974-8985 troy.anderson(at)dailynews.com |
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