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Personal Property Details
Personal Property
In general, personal property is “movable” taxable property, sometimes referred to as “luxury items” that are not affixed to your real estate (i.e. real property). Personal property includes mobile homes in mobile home parks or on someone else’s property where the land (real property/real estate) is not owned by the mobile home owner. Personal property also includes heavy tagged trucks, non-highway motor vehicles, antique cars and trucks, watercraft (boat, motor, trailer) mopeds, golf carts, ATV’s, all variety of pull behind trailers, aircraft, RV’s and business personal property (often referred to as machinery & equipment) and oil & Gas production. Kansas personal property is classified by the Kansas Constitution, and interpreted by PVD (Property Valuation Department).
PVD dictates to all counties how Kansas personal property is to be valued for taxation. PVD prescribes specific valuation guides for all Kansas county personal property appraisers to use. In general the guides direct the appraiser toward a market value on the various items (vehicles, watercraft, aircraft, mopeds, ATV’s etc.) and that market value is multiplied by the prescribed percentage (partial assessment by Kansas Statutes) to arrive at an “assessed” taxable amount. This assessed amount is taken and multiplied by the mill levy for your taxing district (city or township) to arrive at your yearly tax bill. Everyone with personal property is to list and report it to the County Appraiser’s office by March 15th of each year. The owner or his relative should sign and affirm that the listing of property is accurate. The signed list is then valued (as prescribed by PVD) and placed on the tax roll for that particular year. A bill will follow in late November for the first half payment due by December 20th of each year. The Rendition list of property should be signed and returned to the County Appraiser’s Office. This list is referred to as an Assessment form, and our office staff is capable of assisting the property owner in filing this Assessment Rendition. The County Appraiser’s office is required to assign a penalty (by State Statutes) for late filings, so we encourage all personal property owners to file by March 15th of each year. Any specific questions can be asked via phone 620-724-6431, or by visiting our office on first floor of the Crawford County Courthouse in Girard, Kansas. Important Phone Numbers: Office (620)724-6431 Fax (620)724-8171 Appraisers Office-Location: Crawford County Courthouse (First floor, West side) 111 East Forest Girard, Kansas Office Hours 8:30 - 4:30, Monday - Friday Mailing Address: Crawford County Appraiser's Office P.O. Box 217 Girard, Kansas 66743 |
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