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Property Records & Taxation - Property Taxes

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1. Where can I find an online tax statement to print off for my use?

Online statements can be found on the first page of your property information overview.  You will need to click on the link on the right side of the page under Reports.  It is titled Tax Statement.  After selecting Tax Statement, select Go and it will generate a current year report.  This is a dynamic report that will show current taxes owing at the point that you generate the report.  

If you have questions, you can call 763-323-5400 for assistance.

2. When are my property taxes due?

How your property is classified and/or the tax amount, will determine when your taxes are due.

• Residential homestead, cabins, commercial/industrial and residential non-homestead property with a bill over $100 is due May 15 and October 15
• Agricultural homestead and agricultural non-homestead property with a bill over $100 is due May 15 and Nov 15
• All real estate property with the tax bill amount of $100 and under are all due May 15 (At the December 14, 2010 Anoka County Board Meeting, Resolution #2010-171 was passed allowing property owners who have multiple parcels (linked property) with aggregate taxes exceeding $100 to make payments in two installments as provided for in Minn. Stat. § 279.01, subd. 1.)
• Personal property - structures located on leased government land with a bill over $50 may be paid in 2 installments on May 15 and October 15
• All other personal property taxes are due in full on May 15
• Manufactured Homes over $50 are due August 31 and November 15
• Manufactured Homes $50 and under are due August 31
• If any of the due dates fall on a weekend, the taxes are due the next business day.

3. What locations will take my property tax payment?

You may pay in person at the Public Service Counter in the Government Center in downtown Anoka located at 2100 3rd Ave. License centers no longer accept property tax payments. (Note: The Deputy Registrar’s office in Circle Pines does not accept property tax payments.)

4. Is there a grace period for paying my property taxes?

No, there is not a grace period when paying your property taxes.

5. If I pay my property taxes late, is there a penalty?

If you pay your first half or second half property tax after the due dates, a penalty will be added to your tax. The later you pay the greater the penalty you must pay.

The taxes for Personal Property located on leased government-owned land may be paid in two installments which are due at the same time as real estate property taxes, and which are subject to the same penalty schedule and penalty rates as real estate property taxes. All other Personal Property taxes are due in full on or before May 15, 20XX.

If an installment due date falls on a weekend, it is due the next business day.
View the penalty table.

6. What is "Tax Capacity Value?"

"Tax Capacity Value" is determined by multiplying the market value of the property by the statutory percentage rates (also called class rates) for the specific classification(s)/use(s) on the property. Minnesota has many class rates and those rates can be changed only by the State Legislature. Call Anoka County Property Records and Taxation Division for a list of the current class rates.

For example: the class rate for homestead property is significantly less than the class rate for commercial or industrial property. The classification of a parcel determines what percentages are to be used to determine the total tax capacity of each parcel in Anoka County.

7. What is "Tax Capacity Rate?"

The "Tax Capacity Rate" is determined annually by the County Treasurer/Auditor. This rate is multiplied by the "Tax Capacity Value" to arrive at the property tax.

The "Tax Capacity Rate" is a result of dividing the property tax levies submitted by the taxing authorities (school district, county, city/township, metropolitan authorities, etc.), by the overall/total tax capacity value for that taxing jurisdiction.

A separate tax capacity rate applies to commercial/industrial/utility property because of the Fiscal Disparities (tax sharing) program in the seven county metropolitan area. Contact Anoka County Property Records and Taxation Division for information on the Fiscal Disparities program. Commercial/Industrial properties also pay a statewide general property tax.

8. What is a "Truth in Taxation Notice" (TNT)?

The "Truth in Taxation Notice" (TNT) also known as the "Notice of Proposed Taxes" is mailed in mid-November each year. The notice estimates the property tax you will pay in the following year if the taxing jurisdictions approve the budget amounts they are considering. Property owners are invited to attend meetings held by the local units of government to express their opinions on local budgets.

This is not the meeting to discuss your taxable market value.

9. What happens at the Truth in Taxation meetings?

The usual format of the meeting is a budget presentation by the taxing jurisdiction followed by public comment and questions.

10. My school district held a referendum at the November general election. If it passed, is the increase reflected on this Truth in Taxation Notice?

No. The notices are only based on levies prior to the referendum election. The school district mailed all properties a notice detailing the tax impact of the passage of the measure. You need only add the appropriate amount from the notice to the amount on the TNT notice to get you estimated taxes. An updated notice will not be mailed. Referendums passed at the September primary election are included on the TNT notice.

11. What factors affect my property taxes?

There are several items that affect your taxes.

1. Changes to the tax levy (spending decisions) made by the city, county, school district or special taxing districts.
2. Changes to the market value of your property. Also changes in the market values for the area or a particular type of property.
3. Legislative changes to the property classification rates, state aid formulas and other tax laws.
4. Also new taxes approved by a voter referendum will effect your property taxes

12. Who determines my property tax?

There are three entities that determine your property tax.

• The State Legislature establishes property classes and class rates, determines levels of state aid to local units of government, sets the amount of homestead credit, and sets the state general tax rate.
• Local units of government determine their tax levy amount.
• The county assessor assigns each property a market value and property classification as provided by state statute.

13. Does increasing property value always increase my taxes?

No. Governmental units must set a tax levy each year. Increasing the tax levy is the only way that a governmental unit will receive more tax dollars.

14. What is "Fiscal Disparities?"

Fiscal Disparities is a tax base sharing program created in 1971 in the seven county metropolitan area to promote better regional planning and improve equity in the distribution of fiscal resources. Forty percent of the growth in commercial and industrial property is "shared" with all taxing jurisdictions in the seven county metropolitan area.

15. What is "Tax Increment Financing?"

A municipal development program enabling a city to use the additional property taxes that a proposed development project would generate to finance land acquisition, demolition and other costs necessary for that development to occur. Usually the issuance of a bond is necessary to finance these up front costs. Bonds are repaid by the extra taxes that are generated by the new development and construction. The taxed captured to repay the bonds come from all the taxing districts that normally levy a tax on the property. Properties with the same market value, class and area will pay the same tax even if one is in a tax increment district and the other is not.

16. Why do I have to pay late fees if I didn’t receive my tax statement?

Only one tax statement per parcel is mailed per year, statements are mailed in mid March. A change in the ownership recorded after January 1 of the current year will not initiate the mailing of a new statement. The statement will be sent to the previous owner / or taxpayer.

If you paid off or refinanced your mortgage and were escrowing your tax payment, you are responsible for paying the taxes due. Failure to timely pay your taxes due to not receiving or having a tax statement will not forgive the imposition of penalty and interest.

If you have not received your tax statement(s) by April 1st on any year, please call 763-323-5400 and request a duplicate.

17. What are the waste management fees?

Minnesota counties are mandated by law to reduce both the volume and hazardous nature of waste. The law also prohibits metropolitan counties including Anoka County from landfilling unprocessed waste.

To comply with the law, Anoka County developed a highly effective and environmentally safe waste management system. This system is funded by the Solid Waste Management Charge adopted in 1994.

County residents are billed for the county’s comprehensive waste disposal through an annual solid waste management charge.