NOTICE OF 2014 TAX YEAR PROPOSED
PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR BRAZOS COUNTYA tax rate of $0.485000 per $100 valuation has been proposed for adoption by the governing body of Brazos County. This rate exceeds the lower of the effective or rollback tax rate, and state law requires that two public hearings be held by the governing body before adopting the proposed tax rate.
| PROPOSED TAX RATE | | $0.485000 per $100 |
| PRECEDING YEAR'S TAX RATE | | $0.487500 per $100 |
| EFFECTIVE TAX RATE | | $0.458472 per $100 |
| ROLLBACK TAX RATE | | $0.501568 per $100 |
The effective tax rate is the total tax rate needed to raise the same amount of property tax revenue for Brazos County from the same properties in both the 2013 tax year and the 2014 tax year.
The rollback tax rate is the highest tax rate that Brazos County may adopt before voters are entitled to petition for an election to limit the rate that may be approved to the rollback rate.
YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE ABOVE RATES CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
property tax amount= (rate) x (taxable value of your property)/100
For assistance or detailed information about tax calculations, please contact:
| Kristeen Roe, CTA, PCC |
| Brazos County Tax Assessor-Collector |
| 300 E Wm J Bryan Pkwy, Bryan, TX |
| 979-361-4471 |
| taxoffice@brazoscountytx.gov |
| www.brazoscountytx.gov |
You are urged to attend and express your views at the following public hearings on the proposed tax rate:
First Hearing: August 26, 2014 at 10:45 AM at Brazos County Commissioners' Courtroom, County Administration Blds., 200 S. Texas Avenue, Bryan, TX.
Second Hearing: September 2, 2014 at 02:00 PM at Brazos County Commissioners' Courtroom, County Administration Blds., 200 S. Texas Avenue, Bryan, TX.