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Beaufort, SC | One of the Top 10 Places to Retire
Posted on March 12, 2010 | No CommentsThe Top 10 places to retire Robert Powell – MarketWatch. Beaufort,SC cracks the top 10 ten for towns to retire to according to a website stats gleaned from www.topretirements.com. Locals have always known Beaufort to be the charming sister town to Charleston, SC and it... -
2009 Beaufort County Tax Bills
Posted on December 2, 2009 | No CommentsOne would think something as important as the County Tax bill, which only comes out once a year, would be printed correctly. Well, that is not the case for some of the 2009 Beaufort County tax bills. Due to a printing error, the Homestead Exemption... -
Trying to Right a Wrong – 2009 Beaufort County Tax Reasessment
Posted on November 24, 2009 | No CommentsThere is something wrong when property taxes of equally assessed properties require one owner to pay approximately 300% more than the other. I am referring to the taxes paid by a primary owner versus a second home owner. What seems even more unjust is the... -
2009 Beaufort County Real Estate Tax Reassessment – Q & A: Part 7
Posted on November 20, 2009 | No CommentsSince the mailing of reassessment notices, we received many questions as to why we have market value when the limited (capped) value is used to calculate property taxes. Well for one, it’s a requirement of law and serves the following purposes: 1. Market value as... -
2009 Beaufort County Real Estate Tax Reassessment – Q & A: Part 5
Posted on November 16, 2009 | No CommentsAfter 1/1/08, are ALL home assessments based on Point of Sale (Sale Price). If so,why would the assessor’s office tell the public to send comps from the 2007 year to support their appeal? Sales that occur in 2008 are valued as of 12/31/2008. 2008 sales... -
2009 Beaufort County Real Estate Tax Reassessment – Q & A: Part 4
Posted on November 9, 2009 | No CommentsWhy do you even show market value? Are you not just stirring up extra work for the Beaufort County Tax Assessor’s office? This is a requirement under current statute and yes it is causing consternation among some taxpayers even though it has no impact on... -
2009 Beaufort County Real Estate Tax Reassessment – Q & A: Part 3
Posted on November 6, 2009 | No CommentsWhen reviewing the market value for 2007, can you use anytime that year or can you only use December 31, 2007? We will review any available sales in 2007, preferably those within 6 months of 12/31/2007 if available. What is the criteria for establishing permanent... -
2009 Beaufort County Real Estate Tax Reassessment – Q & A
Posted on November 2, 2009 | No CommentsWhen the Market value is higher than the cap value, will the value of the next valuation be able to be higher because the 15 percent max will be based on the market value and not the cap value? As long as there are no improvements made... -
2009 Beaufort County Real Estate Tax Reassessment – Q & A
Posted on October 24, 2009 | No CommentsIf a buyer purchased property in 2008 or 2009, their Tax Assessment notice does not reflect the sales price, but shows an increase in both the market value and taxable value. Should the notice not be at the point of sale? If the property was purchased in 2007-2009 for less then the last sale, the homeowner should be paying taxes based on point of sale correct?