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Receive Tax Statements By Email Texas Property Tax Code has been amended by HB843 to allow for the delivery of tax bills by electronic means, effective 1/01/2012. If a tax bill is sent by e-mail, the law does not require the tax bill also to be sent by mail. The Law requires that an agreement be signed by the Assessor and the Individual or Entity entitled to receive the tax bill. The agreement remains in effect for all subsequent tax bills until revoked by an authorized individual in a written revocation filed with the Assessor. If you wish to receive your tax bill by e-mail, please complete the agreement and return the original (no copies) executed agreement to Clear Lake City Water Authority, Attention: Tax Assessor, 900 Bay Area Blvd., Houston, TX 77058. Electronic Tax Statement Request Form Tax Rate Survey: CLCWA conducted a Tax Rate Survey compared to surrounding cities in 2011. (Adobe Reader 6.0 or higher required.) General Info Clear Lake City Water Authority's (CLCWA) taxable property is under the jurisdiction of Harris County Appraisal District (Appraisal District). Property taxes are based on the January 1st market value of your property as determined by the Appraisal District. The Appraisal District maintains all records which includes ownership, mailing address, exemption(s), and property description. Please notify the Appraisal District (713-957-7800 or obtain forms at their website www.hcad.org) with any change in ownership or mailing address. Each spring, the Appraisal District issues notices of appraised value. The appraised value of a property is determined by a certified appraiser from the Appraisal District, not CLCWA tax office. You have until May 31st (or 30 days after the date of the notice whichever is later) to protest the value you have been given for your property. After the Appraisal District certifies the appraisal roll, the Board of Directors for Clear Lake City Water Authority holds a public hearing, usually in October, and adopts the tax rate. Tax statements are then printed and mailed to property owners who pays their own taxes, mortgage companies and tax service providers. Mortgage companies and tax service providers must request tax statements annually. If the mortgage company or tax service provider requests the tax statement, the tax statement will be sent to the requestor, not to the property owner. After October, all statements are mailed to the property owners. Homeowners with an escrow account who receive a statement should send the statement to their mortgage company and include their loan number. Tax statements may be printed and paid online at www.clcwa.org. Texas property Tax Code Sec 31.01 states that failure to receive a tax statement does not change the due date or waive the penalty and interest. It is the property owner's responsibility to know when taxes are due and the taxing authorities that will be taxing the property. The tax office does not contact mortgage companies about delinquent taxes. A mortgage company can use our website to print a statement or check the paid status of an account. If your mortgage company will no longer be paying the property tax, please notify the tax office so the mortgage code can be removed. This allows the tax statement to be mailed to the property owner. If you are no longer operating your business, the Appraisal District should be notified to prevent the taxes from continuing to be assessed. If you or your business has moved, please notify the Appraisal District of the change. Harris County Appraisal District: 713-957-7800. Forms can be obtained at www.hcad.org. Payments Payments can be made during office hours Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; (checks, cashier's checks, money orders, and cash are accepted.) At this time, credit/debit card payments are not accepted in the office, only through our website at www.clcwa.org. Night drop boxes are located to the right of our front door and in the parking lot for payments (please, no cash in night drop box). If a payment is mailed, we suggest that proof of mailing be obtained from the post office in case payment is not received. Receipts Receipts will only be mailed upon request. Receipts for the current year (October through September) can also be printed at our website www.clcwa.org. Tax Exemption for Residential Property Clear Lake City Water Authority offers 20% general homestead and $80,000 exemption for an over 65 or disabled person in addition to the State mandated disabled veteran exemption. The homeowner must apply to the Appraisal District for any of these exemptions. To qualify for a general homestead exemption, you must own and live in the home on January 1st of that tax year. You can qualify for an over 65 exemption as soon as you turn 65 . You must own the home and it must be your principal residence. To qualify for the disabled person exemption, the homeowner must meet the requirements for disability benefits as administered by the Social Security Administration, own the home, and live in it as his/her principal residence. Forms can be obtained at our office, or contacting the Appraisal District at 713-957-7800, or at the Appraisal District's website www.hcad.org. www.hcad.org. Additional Information CLCWA Tax Rate for debt service per $100 of taxable value: CLCWA $0.23 WCID #75 $0.50 WCID #75, located in Taylor Lake Village, VOTED in the 1990's to become part of the CLCWA. The vote also included the provision WCID #75 would continue to pay off their debt plus the CLCWA maintenance tax. Once their debt that existed at the time of the election is paid off, that area will assume the CLCWA's tax rate and tax exemptions (Homestead, over 65, or disabled). Maintenance Tax Both districts (CLCWA and WCID #75) pay a $0.05 maintenance tax that was approved by the voters. Total tax bill examples in the CLCWA assuming a 20% homestead deduction: APPRAISAL $ TAXABLE $ TOTAL TAX $ 100K 80K $224 200K 160K $448 300K 240K $672 Average taxable home assessed value in the CLCWA is $139,677. Average annual tax based on above value is $391.09 or $32.59 per month. Combined average monthly water bill with usage of 10,000 gallons and monthly tax is $69.42. City of Houston monthly water bill with usage of 10,000 gallons is $97.41. Annual savings versus City of Houston is $335.88. If you use more water, then the savings is more compared to Houston water rates, and the saving is less if your home is valued higher since Houston does not tax to pay for their debt service for their water and sewer improvements. Note: The taxes CLCWA collects are property taxes and these taxes are tax deductible if you itemize. |
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