This article provides a breakdown of the different categories found on your California property tax bill, helping you understand how much you're paying and why.
This past week, most California homeowners received the two most important pieces of mail they are likely to get all year. These are your property tax bill and your mailed ballot for the 2024 general election. While both deserve individual attention, let me suggest that you open them on the same day to put both in context.
The General Tax Levy is what most people think of when talking about property taxes. This amount is based on the assessed value of land, improvements and fixtures. It usually makes up the largest portion of the tax bill and it is the amount that is limited by Proposition 13. The annual increase in the General Levy of Assessment should be no more than 2 percent, unless there have been improvements to the property, like adding a room to the house.
Until the year 2000, local school bonds also required a two-thirds vote, but the passage of Proposition 39 lowered the vote requirement to 55 percent. Because it is easier to pass school bonds, many homeowners are seeing a significant increase in the Voted Indebtedness column on their tax bills. t is obvious from the above that homeowners are heavily taxed for the “privilege” of owning property. But there’s more. Our highest-in-the-nation income tax rate, state sales tax rate and gas tax makes California one of the most heavily taxed states in the union.
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