Property Tax

Property Taxes

Each July BC Assessment, a provincial agency, assesses the value of each piece of property in the province based on market values. Your property tax is based on this assessment. Tax notices are sent in May and due by July 2. Any outstanding taxes after the July deadline are subject to a 10% penalty. Home owner grants must also be claimed by the July in order to avoid the 10% penalty.

The 2011 PROPERTY TAX NOTICES have been mailed out and any property owner who has not received their notice should contact the City Office by phone at 250-362-7396, by fax at 250-362-5451 or by e-mail at cityhall@rossland.ca.  Please be advised that NEW OWNERS are responsible for unpaid taxes. 

The DUE DATE for paying the 2011 taxes is 4:00 p.m., Friday, July 4, 2011.  After that date, a 10% penalty will be added to all unpaid taxes INCLUDING unclaimed Homeowner Grants.  Postmarks are not accepted as date of payment.  If you are unable to pay your 2010 taxes prior to the due date, you may still apply for the Homeowner Grant to avoid penalty on that portion of the taxes. 

Property owners can claim their Homeowner Grant online, by clicking here.

Property Owners with mortgages are responsible to see that they claim their Homeowner Grant before the tax due date, even though their mortgage company pays their taxes.  Tax Prepayment Plan participants are also reminded to claim their Homeowner Grant before the tax due date.

Cheques post-dated to July 4, 2011 will be accepted now and held until the tax due date.  The City accepts interac cards, but are NOT able to process major credit cards.  You may also pay your property taxes on-line with internet banking or through telephone banking, but please be sure to allow sufficient time for your payment to be processed so that the City receives your payment by the due date.  Please contact your financial institution for more information. 

Click here for more information on Municipal Tax Rates for 2011.

Claim Your Homeowner Grant Online

Electronic Home Owner Grant will be available at the City of Rossland website to provide residents the ability to submit their home owner grants online.

You will need your Roll Number and Access Code (both numbers are located on the front of your Tax Statement) to access your account and submit your home owner grant online.

Click here to claim your Homeowner Grant online

Note: This service is only available from late May to December 31st each year.  However, grants claimed after the July due date are subject to a 10% penalty.

Tax Exemption

The City of Rossland is accepting applications for 2012 Permissive Tax Exemption and the 2012 Revitalization Tax Exemption program.

In order to qualify for permissive tax exempt status, all of the following criteria must be met:

• Must be a registered charity or non-profit society
• Is the registered owner of the property or a tenant under a lease requiring taxes be paid directly to the City of Rossland
• Must qualify for an exemption under the provisions of the Community Charter (Part 7, Division 7, Section 224)

The revitalization tax exemption program (Bylaw #2488) is meant to encourage investment and revitalization of certain properties in order to stimulate the Rossland economic climate.  In order to qualify for revitalization tax exemption, the following criteria must be met:

• Applies to Class 4 (industrial), Class 5 (light industrial), Class 6 (business) and Class 8 (recreation & non-profit) properties only
• Minimum increase in taxable assessed value due to investment in revitalization of $10,000.

Further information and the application forms are available below or at City Hall, 1899 Columbia Avenue, Rossland.  The deadline for application submissions for both programs is July 29^th, 2011.