Your assessment is based on a variety of factors. Please see the Assessment Process.
Your assessment is often based on what comparable homes are selling for in your neighborhood; this can sometimes appreciate faster than expected. Although, our office strives to keep up with the fair cash value of every home in Daviess County, sometimes the reality is that market values have increased dramatically which affects your assessment. We would be happy to meet with you at any time to discuss the sales and reasons behind your assessment.
If a parcel is 10 acres or more, it is considered a farm. There is an agricultural exemption for farms in which current farmland rental or net income per acre is used to help determine the value. Therefore, it would be feasible for an acre of land to be valued at a lower value than a residential lot.
If you purchased a property near the end of the year and a deed was not recorded, putting that property into your name until after January 1 of the next year, you will not be listed on the tax roll as the owner of that piece of property until the following year. Whoever is the recorded owner of a property on January 1 is responsible for the tax bill. We co-operate with the city and the county and make every effort to get the tax bill to the new owner in a timely manner so the tax bill does not become delinquent.
By the time you receive your tax bill the appeals process has passed and all of the taxing entities (school, city, county, etc.) have set their rates based on our final assessments. KRS 133.045 says the appeals process starts on the first Monday in May and runs for thirteen (13) consecutive days. This is the time to appeal your assessment.
There are 4 different tax districts in Daviess County. Each tax district has a different tax rate, which must be approved by the Daviess County Fiscal Court. The tax rate consists of a state tax rate, a county tax rate, a city tax rate (if applicable), a library tax rate, a health tax rate, an extension office rate, a fire district rate, and a school district rate.
Real Estate taxes are determined AS OF JANUARY 1st. You will not be eligible for the Homestead Exemption until you are in the property, as of January 1st.
Real Estate taxes are determined AS OF JANUARY 1st. Therefore, the value at that date is what our office has determined to be the value at the beginning of the tax year. Your real estate taxes will be adjusted for the purchase price the following tax year, if we feel your purchase was a fair arm's length sale.
Yes, but only if the properties meet the criteria below. Parcels may be combined provided:
***NOTICE*** Combining or splitting parcels may affect the way the new parcel is viewed by different agencies. Meeting all criteria does not guarantee parcels will be combined. Because of the time between the assessment date and the time bills are sent, you may still receive multiple tax bills after approval of your request.
To change the name on the tax bill you must bring documentation showing the proper title to the property. The name will appear as it is on the provided documentation. If you would like to change the way your name appears on the tax bill you must have a new deed prepared and recorded reflecting your desired changes. Otherwise, you may request your bill be sent "In Care Of" your desired name.
If the information shown is incorrect you may call or stop by our office to ensure it will be corrected.
No, the PVA only has the tax mailing address.
The exemption your neighbor may be getting is a special exemption only for elderly or 100% disabled persons. See Homestead & Disability Exemptions.
For 2023-2024, the exemption amount is $46,350. This amount is deducted from your property value and you are taxed on the remaining. For example: $160,000 (Total Value of Property) - $46,350 (Exemption) = $113,650 (Taxable Value).
* Please use our tax calculator to determine the tax dollar amount.*
Yes, but only if you own AND occupy the building. (e.g. you live on the second floor of a commercial building)
The assessment value on vehicles is the NADA trade-in-value as of January 1st for each year.
The PVA office can sometimes lower the value of your vehicle if you have excessive mileage or excessive damage. Contact the PVA office to find out what will be required to adjust the value of your vehicle in each particular instance.
It all depends on the date of the sale if you owe taxes for the current year. Please call Daviess County Clerk's Office for exact details.
All vehicle taxes are AS OF JANUARY 1st. You are able to pay in your birth month only as a convenience so that everyone is not paying his or her taxes the same month. Although your vehicle tags may be good from birth month to birth month, your taxes are from January to December.
While we do our best to share information, it is often difficult with the influx of people and data to do so all the time. The County Clerk is a county office and the PVA office is a separate state office. We are working every day to bridge these communication gaps that sometimes overlay.
If you junked the vehicle, you would also need to turn in the title to the vehicle to the County Clerk and ask to have the title canceled. You will able be liable for the taxes that year based on the value of the vehicle January 1.
Other states do not make Kentucky aware when a vehicle is transferred out-of-state. Unfortunately, you have to contact both offices to ensure that the vehicle has been properly removed from one state and registered in another state.
You are still receiving a tax bill because the junkyard did not transfer the vehicle out of your name. You will need to contact the County Clerk's Office to notify them that the vehicle has been junked and to cancel the title.
Your assessed value is based on the tangible return you filed with our office in May.
Your tangible tax bill is based on your KY Tangible Return, Form 62A500, which you file in our office by May of each year. The calculated tax is based on the reported value you listed on the return. The information found on this website is believed to be accurate and every attempt has been made to ensure so; however, the PVA makes no warranties, expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of this data. The PVA does not assume any liability associated with the use or misuse of this data.