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County officials warn mandated tax notice will look misleading to homeowners; mailing cannot be altered
Summary
Polk County budget staff told supervisors the state‑mandated tax notice assumes a 10% increase in assessed value and uses a rollback formula that can make tax liability appear to rise even when the county reduces its levy; officials said they cannot change the form and expect many calls after mailings go out in March.
County budget staff told the Polk County Board of Supervisors that the state‑mandated taxpayer mailing required under House File 718 will likely appear misleading to many homeowners because of how the Iowa Department of Management formula presents assessed value and rollback assumptions.
Deb Anderson, Polk County Budget and Finance Director, explained that the required notice assumes a 10% increase in assessed valuation. For jurisdictions that are not in an assessment year — Polk County’s 25‑26 tax base is not a reassessment year, Anderson said — that assumed increase can make the notice show an 11% apparent tax liability increase even when the county is reducing the levy…
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