Taxes and Assessment

SIPOA AGM
Role of Property Taxation Branch
 Responsible for property based taxation and benefit programs
 The major taxation program from your point of view is rural property taxation, where the
branch is the largest “municipality” in the province
 Other taxation programs include provincial property taxes collected by municipalities and the
property transfer tax program
 Major benefit programs are the home owner grant program, the property tax deferment
programs and the first time home buyer program
My Role in the Branch

Some Information on Our Taxes From SIPOA

By Susie Washington Smyth and Ron Hall

At a time when those of us who are property owners on Saturna have just recently received our 2012 B.C. Property Assessment notices and wondering just how much our tax bill will be, it may be timely to highlight some information received from the British Columbia Surveyor of Taxes regarding property taxes paid on Saturna.

Dear Members,

Recently I heard about and researched the British Colubmia Property Tax Deferment Program, a little known and relatively little used, program sponsored by the provincial government.

Now that property tax time is upon us you may wish to give some thought to using the British Columbia Property Tax Deferment Program (BCPTDP) as well. The program has been around since the 1970's and is user-friendly.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Here are the essentials:

If you:

Some Information on Our Taxes From SIPOA

By Susie Washington Smyth

At a time when those of us who are property owners on Saturna have just recently received our 2010 B.C. Property Assessment notices and wondering just how much our tax bill will be, it may be timely to highlight some work done recently by the Saturna Island Property Owners Association (SIPOA).