Taxes

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Electronic Tax Notice Form

If you have not received your property tax bill, please call 403-938-8919.  Non-receipt of your property tax bill does not exempt you from late payment penalties.  All charges on a tax account are the responsibility of the registered owner of the property.  When you purchase a property, adjustments for taxes are made between the vendor and purchaser.

Town Council approves the operating budget based on the expenditures required to support Town services.  From this amount sources of revenue other than property taxes, such as user fees and provincial grants, are subtracted.  The balance is the amount raised by property taxes. 

The following video provides a brief description of how property assessments are connected to property taxes. Watch the video by clicking the button below.

How Assessment & taxation WorK

If a new building or an addition to an existing building is completed in the calendar year, a supplementary tax bill will be issued by the end of the year. The supplementary tax bill will reflect the number of months the building was completed or occupied during the year. To avoid penalties, supplementary tax bills must be paid by the due date as noted on the tax bill. If you participate in the Tax Installment Payment Plan (TIPP), your supplementary tax bill will show the adjusted monthly payment amount.

The Town of Okotoks is required by legislation to bill and collect the school taxes on behalf of the Provincial Government (Alberta Learning) and Christ The Redeemer Catholic School Division. While the Town bills and collects school taxes, the Town has no jurisdiction or control over school board budgets or operations. School support is shown as “undeclared” unless a declaration of school support is filed by the owner.  If you wish to change your school support designation, a declaration may be obtained by calling
403-938-8919 or in person at Town Hall.  The change does not take effect until the following calendar year.  Downloadable forms are available on this web page under Related Publications.