Crawford County Assessor - Tax Cycle | COUNTY CLERK | PREPARES REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENT BOOKS AND DELIVERS TO THE CHIEF COUNTY ASSESSMENT OFFICER BY JANUARY 1. | | CHIEF COUNTY ASSESSMENT OFFICER | MEETS WITH TOWNSHIP ASSESSORS BEFORE JANUARY 1 AND ESTABLISHES GUIDELINES. DELIVERS SET OF BOOKS TO THE TOWNSHIP ASSESSORS. ANNUAL MEETING IS SCHEDULED IN DECEMBER. | | TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR | VALUES REAL ESTATE AS OF JANUARY 1ST AND RETURNS BOOKS TO THE CHIEF COUNTY ASSESSMENT OFFICER. | | CHIEF COUNTY ASSESSMENT OFFICER | REVIEWS ASSESSMENTS MADE BY TOWNSHIP ASSESSORS; MAKES CHANGES WHEN DEEMED NECESSARY .MAILS RENEWAL APPLICATIONS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS EXEMPTIONS. EQUALIZES ASSESSMENTS WITHIN COUNTY. PUBLICATION 136 IS AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE WEBSITE. IT PROVIDES A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF EQUALIZATION. MAILS CHANGE OF ASSESSMENT NOTICES TO TAXPAYERS. PUBLISHES CHANGES IN NEWSPAPER. DELIVERS BOOKS TO BOARD OF REVIEW. | | BOARD OF REVIEW | CALCULATES TENTATIVE EQUALIZATION FACTOR. PUBLISHES FACTOR IN NEWSPAPER; HOLDS PUBLIC HEARING | | BOARD OF REVIEW | ASSESSES OMITTED PROPERTY. ACTS ON APPLICATIONS FOR EXEMPTION AND MAILS TO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE FOR APPROVAL. HEARS COMPLAINTS AND MAKES CHANGES ON ANY PROPERTY WHEN NECESSARY. MAILS CHANGE OF ASSESSMENT. NOTICES TO TAXPAYERS. EQUALIZE ASSESSMENTS, IF NECESSARY. DELIVERS BOOKS TO COUNTY CLERK. MAILS REPORTS ON EQUALIZATION TO IL DEPT OF REVENUE. PUBLISHES CHANGES OF ASSESSMENT IN NEWSPAPER. | | COUNTY CLERK | PREPARES FINAL ABSTRACT OF ASSESSMENTS AND MAILS TO DEPT OF REVENUE | | DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE | CERTIFIES FINAL EQUALIZATION FACTOR TO THE COUNTY CLERK | | COUNTY CLERK | APPLIES EQUALIZATION FACTOR TO ALL APPLICABLE PROPERTY | | DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE | CERTIFIES STATE ASSESSMENTS (RAILROADS, POLLUTION CONTROL) AND MAILS TO COUNTY CLERK. | | COUNTY CLERK | TOTALS EQUALIZED ASSESSED VALUE FOR EACH TAXING DISTRICT. CALCULATES TAX RATES | | COUNTY TREASURER | PREPARES AND MAILS TAX BILLS. COLLECTS PAYMENTS AND MAKES DISTRIBUTIONS TO TAXING DISTRICTS. |
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