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State tells Town of Blackstone to correct preliminary FY2025 tax bills after valuation error
Summary
At a Sept. 4 Board of Assessors meeting, staff disclosed that preliminary FY2025 tax bills were prepared using full 2025 valuations instead of the June 30, 2024 assessed values; the Division of Local Services instructed the town to follow IGR 2024-8 and abate any excess charges while notifying affected taxpayers.
The Town of Blackstone Board of Assessors announced at its Sept. 4 meeting that the state Division of Local Services has instructed the town to correct preliminary fiscal-year 2025 property tax bills after staff used full 2025 valuations instead of the June 30, 2024 assessed values.
An assessor reading the DLS correspondence said the guidance—citing General Law chapter 60, section 3A and IGR 2024-8—directs communities to base preliminary tax bills on adjusted net tax due in the previous fiscal year and not on projected valuations or tax-rate forecasts. The assessor said DLS "strongly advises Blackstone…
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