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TAXPAYER ADVOCATE HOTLINE

The Walton County Taxpayers Association (WCTA) is pleased to announce a new TAXPAYER ADVOCATE HOTLINE for reporting waste, fraud and abuse of tax dollars in Walton County. Effective immediately, anyone calling this toll free hotline will be able to report questionable practices or policies of Walton County, the school system, and its various boards that could be resulting in improper use of our tax dollars.

Every citizen, employee and taxpayer of Walton County can now be involved in making sure that our government is using our money wisely and that decisions are brought to the “light of day”.

This toll free hotline will be available 7 days/wk, 24 hrs a day. Anyone calling with information can be confident that their “tip” will be investigated and that the source will remain anonymous.

Call 1-888-794-WCTA (1-888-794-9282)…Let WCTA check it out for you.

Latest Values from Property Appraiser

Last Year - $16,501,125,081
This Year - $13,600,736,524

Decrease In County Total Values

$2,900,388,557

-18.6%

The budget scrub process reduced the budget request by about 1.2 million. The short fall in revenues from ad valorem, sales and gasoline tax has grown to around 8.3 million. That leaves a shortfall of around 7.1 million.

Homeowner's Property Tax Reduction Kit Arms You Against Bad Assessments

Feel in your gut that you're paying too much property tax?

Add the Homeowner's Property Tax Reduction Kit to your reading list.

The 86-page guide from the American Homeowner's Association helps you look for common assessment errors, and compiles state-by-state tips on laws and appeal procedures.

Download Guide

TRIM NOTICES - 2008

TRIM (Truth in Millage) is the tax notice you receive annually if you are a property owner. This is your property tax bill that tells you how much you are going to be charged for services from county, municipal, school and independent special taxing districts.

The TRIM notice lets the property owner compare prior year assessed value and taxes with the present year. It shows the deadline for filing a petition to protest the assessment or the denial of exemption. The notice lists the date, time and location of budget hearings. At budget hearings, taxing authorities establish the tax rate (millage) that property owners will pay on their tax bills. The hearings are opportunities for taxpayers to be heard. Here are the tax rates established for this year compared to 2007.

Officially Adopted Rates

Taxing Authority	NEW MILLAGE 2008	MILLAGE RATE 2007

County-BCC	3.3563	3.3563
Hospital Debt	0.0081	0.0144
County Total	3.3644	3.3707

Walton County School District
Local School Dist.	2.265	2.351
State Required	1.782	1.696
District Total	4.047	4.047

NWF Water Management	0.0450	0.0450

NWF Mosquito Control	0.4912	0.5089

South Walton Mosquito Dist.	0.0998	0.0744

DeFuniak Springs - City	4.50	4.4252

City of Freeport	3.9300	3.9300

South Walton Fire District	0.7600	0.7000
	(Tax Increase)

Property Taxes In Florida

Property Appraisal Guide

The Tax Rollback Rate

The Value Adjustment Board Information

Tax Calculator

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Study of Compensation In Walton County Government