Property Tax Question (Tulsa: real estate, how much, school districts)

[old_grouch]

Here in PA we have three separate real estate taxes: school district, municipal, and county. Is that the case in Oklahoma?

[BigOkie]

Originally Posted by old_grouch

Here in PA we have three separate real estate taxes: school district, municipal, and county. Is that the case in Oklahoma?

In Tulsa County, to my knowledge, just one property tax, but the bill usually refers to what it's paying. I haven't looked at it in a while to know.

[tookey]

Originally Posted by BigOkie

In Tulsa County, to my knowledge, just one property tax, but the bill usually refers to what it's paying. I haven't looked at it in a while to know.

You are correct the bill breaks down exactly what we are paying for and how much.

[old_grouch]

Originally Posted by tookey

You are correct the bill breaks down exactly what we are paying for and how much.

What sort of things does the breakdown include? Besides school expenses I'm sure.

[tookey]

Originally Posted by tookey

You are correct the bill breaks down exactly what we are paying for and how much.

Same this as yours. Schools, real estate, county and municipal. I can't be real exact without digging out my own tax notice. I would be glad to do that for you and let you know exactly what is on it, but give me time my filing system leaves alot to be desired.

[old_grouch]

Originally Posted by tookey

Same this as yours. Schools, real estate, county and municipal. I can't be real exact without digging out my own tax notice. I would be glad to do that for you and let you know exactly what is on it, but give me time my filing system leaves alot to be desired.

Thanks for the replies! OK, then if I am understanding correctly, there are the same taxes -- SD, county, township or other municipality -- but they are just mailed all together from one place on one piece of paper and paid together to one recipient. Instead of what we have in PA, we receive three bills, at different times, from different government offices, and pay them to each separate office. But it sounds like there are still all the same taxes for each government entity in Oklahoma.

If that's so, them my question would be, can the different government entities raise their own portion of the tax or is there one rate, only raised all at once or not at all? In other words, in PA, the county can decide to have a 5% tax increase for this or that reason, and the school district can settle on 4.3% or whatever. Each one can raise it by whatever they can pass. How does that compare to how it works in Oklahoma?

Holly

[Jammie]

Wow, that's a lot of paperwork if they're sent out separately.

Not from OK, but it's the same all over. Each entity can raise the taxes on it's own. For instance, the school districts up here can opt out and raise their taxes without it affecting other tax rates. Counties with bridges falling down can raise their fees without it affecting the others, etc.