2024 Taxes Certified for 2025
Ashtabula County Auditor Scott Yamamoto has certified the real property tax amounts payable in 2025 to County Treasurer Angie Maki-Cliff. Tax charges are available for property owners to view on the County Auditor’s website where property owners can print off their bill or view charge summary information. Property owners have until an extended deadline of March 5th to pay the first half charge of their property taxes to the County Treasurer.
Treasurer Maki-Cliff and Auditor Yamamoto are both pleased to announce that many of the tax rates decreased this year for various reasons outlined below.
Pymatuning Valley and Jefferson School districts voluntarily lowered their tax rates for 2024 payments. PV had a bond expire, and an emergency levy was reduced from 4.9 to 2.5 mils. Jefferson Schools reduced a rate from 4.6 to 3.1 mils.
Property owners that pay for the Northwest Ambulance District saw two levies expire that equate to 2.24 mils.
Geneva City Area School District saw a .85-mil levy renewal that did not pass.
Plymouth Township saw a Permanent Improvement levy expire for 1.5 mils.
Monroe Township saw a 2-mil Road and Bridge Levy expire.
The whole county saw a Children’s Services levy expire in the amount of 0.5 mil.
“This is great news for taxpayers that have been hit with large increases from the Triennial Update in 2023 for 2024 tax bills” notes Yamamoto. He also reminds those on Homestead that when tax rates decrease – so does the Homestead Exemption since it’s tied to the formula of tax rate multiplied by value.
There were a few districts that passed levies that increased taxes: Bills that include the Ashtabula Township Park saw a 1-mil increase due to a levy that passed. Bills in North Kingsville Village will also see an increase of 1-mil for a fire levy that passed. The good news is that since some millage dropped off, it took out some of the increase due to the new levies.
Current and historic tax rates can be viewed on the treasurer’s website at www.ashtabulacountytreasurer.org under the tax rates tab.
Treasurer Maki-Cliff invites property owners to pay their taxes ahead of receiving their bill in the mail. “We have many options for people to pay their tax bill—credit card, check, phone payments, online, and cash in person,” she stated. In addition to the traditional semi-annual payment schedule, Maki-Cliff reminded property owners of the option to set up a flexible escrow prepayment plan that works for their needs. “We strive to be as flexible as possible and are always happy to work with taxpayers to reduce the burden of tax payments,” she explained. While real estate property tax bills are expected to be mailed around January 15th, they are already available online, and payments are being accepted now.
Yamamoto acknowledged that no one enjoys paying taxes, “we have many resources on our website to learn where your charge comes from, where the money goes to, and how you can appeal or lower your value to adjust the taxes.”
When querying property online – the Tax Distribution tab of the Auditor’s webpage shows all of the levies, when they were passed, and how much of a taxpayer bill goes to each fund.
The official certification of taxes to the Treasurer’s Office also starts the clock for Board of Revision valuation appeals explained Yamamoto. Property owners have until March 31st to file a property value complaint with the Auditor’s Office. “The BOR process is for those who believe that our market value is above what they could have sold their property for on the open market on January 1, 2024”.
Tax payers are encouraged to ask questions and reach out to either the Auditor or Treasurer’s Office for questions or assistance
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