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Butman Township
ASSESSOR AND BOARD
OF REVIEW
- 5005 N. Hockaday Road, Gladwin, MI 48624
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- Telephone: 989-426-4351 - Fax: 989-426-6442
- Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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NEW Assessor
Linda Lewandowski
Alger, Michigan 48610
Phone: (989) 627-3390
E-mail: superiorassessingfirm@gmail.com
The Assessor will be at the Butman Township Hall the 2nd & 4th Friday of every month from 10 a.m. to 1:00 pm, for your convenience; otherwise she may be reached at the above number. She will schedule additional appointments as necessary and requested by a property owner.
- There are forms that you need to be aware of when
- transferring property or buying a house. The following
- are available at the Township Office or by contacting
- the assessor via telephone or e-mail.
Homestead Update Affidavit
- This form cancels the homestead exemption for the seller and instates
- it for the buyer.
Homestead Exemption Affidavit
- File before June 1st to be exempt on that year's tax roll when changing your permanent address to your Butman Township property.
Property Transfer Affidavit
- Needs to be filed by the buyer of your real estate within 45 days from the
- date of the transfer.
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| OCTOBER
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October apportionment session of County Board of Commissioners.
Board examines certificates, directs spread of taxes in terms of millage
rates to be spread on Taxable Valuations. County Equalization
Director submits apportionment report to the STC (211.37) (207.12) County prosecutor is obligated by statute to furnish legal advice promptly regarding apportionment report. |
| Note: | Supervisor prepares a roll indicating property taxes to be levied and annexes the required warrant. The copy of the roll with the warrant annexed is known as the "tax roll" (211.42) |
| October 15 | The assessor reports status of Act 198 of 1974, Industrial Facility Tax property, to STC (207.567). Qualified local governmental units report to the STC on the status of each exemption granted under the Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act (PA146 of 2000) |
| December 1 | 2011 taxes due and payable to local unit treasurer are a lien on real property. |
| December 2 | Tax levy reports from assessors to STC are due. County Apportionment Report to STC is due (207.12) |
| MTT Note: | Appeal to Michigan Tax Tribunal of a contested tax bill must be filed within 60 days after the mailing of the tax bill that the taxpayer seeks to contest (205.735). (Limited to arithmetic errors). |
| December | Tuesday, following the second Monday in December: Special board of review meeting may be convened by assessing officer to correct a mutual mistake of fact or a clerical error (211.53b). An owner of property that is a "homestead" or is "qualified agricultural" property on May 1 may appeal to the December Board of Review for the current year and the immediately preceding year if the exemption was not on the tax roll. [211.7cc (14) and 211.7ee(6)]. PA74 of 1995 authorizes December (and July) BOR to hear appeals for poverty exemptions, but not poverty exemptions denied by the March Board of Review. Applies to current year only (211.7u). An owner of property may appeal the rescission of a homestead exemption to the July or December Board of Review in either the year for which the exemption is rescinded or in the immediately succeeding year. [211.7cc(10]. |
| December 31 | The Department of Treasury may appeal the 2011 classification of any assessable property to the Residential and Small Claims Division of the Michigan Tax Tribunal not later than December 31, 2004 (211.34c) |
| December 31 | Tax day for 2009 property taxes (211.2). Due date for filing of county equalization department studies made curing 2009 with the STC. These studies are used for the 2010 revised valuation starting bases. |
*Contact your local unit of government for the dates of Board of Review
FEDERAL POVERTY INCOME STANDARDS FOR 2012 ASSESSMENTS
The following are the federal poverty income standards as of 12-31-12 for use in setting poverty exemption guidelines for 2012 assessments. Please see STC Bulletin No.9 of 2011 for additional information regarding the use of these standards.
No. Of Persons Residing in Homestead Poverty Threshold
- 1 person 10,800
- 2 persons 14,600
- 3 persons 18,300
- 4 persons 22,100
- 5 persons 25,800
- 6 persons 29,500
- 7 persons 33,300
- 8 persons 37,000
- Each additional person 3,700
IMPORTANT NOTE: PA 390 of 1994 states that the poverty exemption guidelines established by the governing body of the local assessing unit SHALL also include an asset level test.