Property tax bills for 2006 were mailed in early July so all property owners should have received them by now. If there is a mortgage on the property bills were likely sent to the lender.  Amount should be the same as the 2005 bills unless there were improvements to the property. If you have questions, the phone […]
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Governor John P. deJongh, Jr. on Monday approved Bill 28-0208 which would authorize the issuance and collection of real property taxes at the 1998 rate and assessment levels. But the governor’s signing of the bill did not come without his […]
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St. John Virgin Islands
Proposed property tax rules for the U.S. Virgin Islands would offer discounts and installment plans.Â
Lt. Gov. Gregory Francis’ office has released a draft plan of property tax payment rules and regulations. The plan gives discounts of up to 5 percent for early payment and allows V.I. property owners to break up […]
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Greetings from St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands!
Here is the latest on the property tax situation -
ST. THOMAS - Chief District Court Judge Curtis Gomez on Wednesday denied a motion by the U.S. Virgin Islands government to lift a 2003 injunction and allow property tax bills to be sent out using new property values and new […]
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Just when you thought things couldn’t get much worse, an article appears in the Virgin Islands Daily News stating that    “…an attorney who was fired recently after working two months as the executive director for the territory’s Office of the Board of Tax Review has provided information to The Daily News that paints a picture […]
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Many Virgin Islands property owners still have some concerns about filing an appeal of 2006 property taxes.
Below is an excerpt from an article about our property tax situation from last week’s Virgin Island Daily News:
The Tax Review Board must be fully functional and provide for due process for taxpayers who dispute the property valuations […]
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 Our Senator at large has introduced a bill in the Virgin Islands Legislature to correct the valuations for property taxes done recently on St. John. Not only is Senator Barshinger proposing a proper valuation based on criteria set by certified appraisers, he is also proposing that improvements on St. John be valued the same as on St. Thomas. […]
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The U.S. Virgin Islands property tax saga continues. To pay or not to pay. I know many people here on St. John who went ahead and paid their 2006 property tax bills when they received them earlier this year even though there were stories in the press questioning the legality of issuing the tax bills […]
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Check out the latest on the lawsuit filed by some tax payers on St. John on the St. Thomas Source at:
http://stthomassource.com/content/news/local-news/2009/07/02/property-tax-hearing-hashes-out-issues-be-settled
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The latest from the Tax Assessor and Finance Department on St. John is they are not allowed to accept payment for 2006 property taxes until further notice. Merry suggests putting your cash into a nice interest bearing account until this is resolved.
For more information about real estate on St. John Virgin Islands contact Merry 340 […]
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 The saga of the Virgin Islands 2006 tax bills continues. Rather than try to explain the latest please read the article in yesterday’s on line newspaper, The Source, at:
http://www.onepaper.com/stthomasvi/?v=d&i=&s=News:Local&p=1243829519
 Also see the Governor’s response on his web site at:
http://www.governordejongh.com/news/archive/2009/06/061609-4.htm
I still urge those who believe their properties are correctly valued to pay the taxes. Our government does need […]
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I have been trying to get clarification on procedures for filing appeals of property tax bills and filing for tax credits. From what I understand, if you are not in agreement with your new valuation you must first file an “informal” appeal . The information used to evaluate your property will be checked for accuracy. If you are still […]
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