Board offers tax workshops for Kane County taxpayers

The Kane County Board of Review will again offer property tax workshops for Kane County taxpayers in 2015.

The first workshop clinic is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, in the auditorium of Building A of the Kane County Government Center, 719 S. Batavia Ave. in Geneva.

Additional workshops are scheduled for June 16, July 2, July 21, Aug. 4, Aug. 18, Sept. 1, and Sept. 15. It will begin at 6 p.m. in the same location.

The workshops will help taxpayers understand how property taxes work, including how government spending affects property taxes.

It will dispel myths about assessments and their relationships with property taxes, and explain the assessment complaint process, and provide the necessary forms and rules for filing complaints.

The workshop will provide an opportunity for taxpayers to make sure they have all homestead exemptions to which they are entitled.

The workshops are not forums to discuss any specific individual assessments; these questions are best directed to the assessor of the township in which the property is located.

Both taxpayers and practitioners, i.e. attorneys, appraisers, brokers, etc. are welcome to attend. For information, call the board of review office at (630) 208-3818.