Tax and Assessing

Deferment of Winter property taxes for all Allegan County tax collecting untils of government

As provided by M,C,L 211.51 certain qualifying taxpayers may defer the payment of their 2005 Winter taxes until April 30th, 2006. Taxes may be deferred on a homestead if household income did not exceed $35,000 in 2005 and the taxpayer qualifies as defined in the General Property Tax Act, as one or more of the following.

Citizen 62 years or older

Paraplegic, Quadriplegic

Eligible Servicemen, Eligible Veteran or Eligible Widow

Blind Person

Totally or Permanently Disabled

Taxes may also be deferred for certain Agricultural properties which meet the specific requirements of the Act. Additional information and applications for deferments are available at your local governments Treasurer's Office.  Applications must be filed with your local unit Treasurer until February 14th, 2006. These applications will be made available to download January 3rd, 2005 at www.michigan.gov/treasury.

Change in the collection of taxes

Public Act (PA) 357 of 2004 (SB 1112) was signed by Governor Granholm on September 30th, 2004 with an effective date of September 30th, 2004.  A copy of the Act is available at www.michiganlegislature.org .  When you reach the site, click on Public Acts, and enter act number 357 and the year 2004. In summary,

• One third of a county's allocated millage or separate voted millage shall be collected in July 2005 rather than in December 2005.  Two thirds of a county's allocated millage or separate voted millage shall be collected July 2006 rather than in December 2006.  100 percent of a county allocated millage or separate voted millage shall be collected in July 2007 rather than in December 2007.  100 percent of a county's allocated millage or separate voted millage shall be collected in July for each year after 2007.
• Each county shall establish a restricted fund known as the Revenue Sharing Reserve Fund.
• The law directs how the money in the Revenue Sharing Reserve Fund shall be used.