Answering questions on property taxes
When questions about property taxes come up, are you confident in your answers? Our updated Property Assessment and Taxation: A Guide for Alberta’s Municipal Leaders is a helpful resource designed to support council members and municipal leaders alike.
This guide offers simple explanations on topics like:
Taxation
- How municipal property tax rates are determined
- What other types of tax tools are available to municipalities
- Why provincial property tax rates differ by municipality
- Applying different tax rates for different types of property
Assessment
- What is equalized assessment, why do we use it, and how is it calculated
- How the assessment complaint system works
- What types of property are exempt from assessment or property tax
The guide is designed for both elected leaders and municipal staff and includes a helpful section with answers to some of the most common questions on property taxes.
If you have suggestions on how the guide can be improved, feel free to email our advocacy [at] abmunis.ca (Policy and Advocacy Team).
