Financial Transparency
NOTICE OF 2018 TAX YEAR PROPOSED
PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR CITY OF JOSHUA
A tax rate of $0.775270 per $100 valuation has been proposed for adoption by the governing body of City of Joshua. This rate exceeds the lower of the effective or rollback tax rate, and state law requires that two public hearings be held by the governing body before adopting the proposed tax rate.
The governing body of City of Joshua proposes to use revenue attributable to the tax rate increase for the purpose of debt service and capital expenditures in the form of vehicles and equipment.
| PROPOSED TAX RATE | $0.775270 per $100 | |
| PRECEDING YEAR’S TAX RATE | $0.775270 per $100 | |
| EFFECTIVE TAX RATE | $0.759043 per $100 | |
| ROLLBACK TAX RATE | $0.785777 per $100 |
The effective tax rate is the total tax rate needed to raise the same amount of property tax revenue for City of Joshua from the same properties in both the 2017 tax year and the 2018 tax year.
The rollback tax rate is the highest tax rate that City of Joshua may adopt before voters are entitled to petition for an election to limit the rate that may be approved to the rollback rate.
YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE ABOVE RATES CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
property tax amount= (rate) x (taxable value of your property)/100
For assistance or detailed information about tax calculations, please contact:
| Scott Porter | |
| Johnson County Tax Assessor – Collector | |
| 2 North Mill Street, Cleburne, TX 76033 | |
| 817-558-0122 | |
| jcto@johnsoncountytx.org | |
| www.johnsoncountytaxoffice.org |
You are urged to attend and express your views at the following public hearings on the proposed tax rate:
First Hearing: August 30, 2018 at 6:30 pm at the City of Joshua Council Chambers, 101 South Main, Joshua, TX 76058.
Second Hearing: September 6, 2018 at 6:30 pm at the City of Joshua Council Chambers, 101 South Main, Joshua, TX 76058.
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