Assessments & Taxes

2023 Assessments

The Town of Eston 2023 Assessment roll will be open March 30,2023 to May 1, 2023

Property assessment is how a property’s assessed value is determined.  Property assessment is not the same as property tax.  Please review the documents linked below for more information, or contact SAMA for more information on your property assessment. 

What is an Assessment 

Guides for SK Citizens

Any person who wishes to appeal an assessment is required to file a notice of appeal against his or her assessment is required to file with:

Saumya Vaidyanathan

The Secretary of the Board of Revision

Western Municipal Consulting Ltd.

P.O. Box 149, Meota, SK S0M 1X0

By Monday May 1, 2023

To appeal a property assessment the appeal form must be filled out along with the $50 appeal fee. Please drop it off to the Town of Eston Office or mail it to:

For information regarding your assessment please contact the  Assessor at:

Town of Eston

Box 757, Eston, SK S0L 1A0

111 4th Ave SE

If you have questions on your Assessment please call SAMA at 306-778-8444

 

2023 Property Tax Information

Tax Tools 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Minimum tax (Improvements) $845 $645 $645 $645 $645
Base Tax (Residential-Land) $895 $1000 $1125 $1200 $1240
Base Tax (Commercial-Land) $1345 $1000 $1125 $1200 $1240
Base Tax (Agricultural-Land) $400 $400 $400 $400 $400
Mill Rate 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.6
Commercial Mill Rate Factor 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7
           

Base Tax, Base Tax covers the essential services on all properties.

Minimum Tax, The Minimum tax on residential properties with an assessed value $67,895 or less and Commercial properties with an accessed value of $39,938 or less is $645.

Mill Rate,

School Taxes

Agricultural Mill Rate – 1.42
Residential Mill Rate -4.54
Commercial/Industrial Mill Rate – 6.86
Resource Mill Rate – 9.88

How to calculate your property taxes in simple steps.

Residential

  1. Taxable Assessment x Mill Rate / 1000 = Initial Levy
  2. (Initial Levy x Mill Rate Factor) + Base Tax = Municipal Levy
    1. If your Municipal Levy is LESS than the Minimum Tax, you pay the Minimum Tax. If your Municipal Levy is MORE than the Minimum Tax you pay the Municipal Levy as calculated.
  3. Taxable Assessment x School Tax Mill Rate = School Tax Levy

Commercial

  1. Taxable Assessment x Mill Rate / 1000 = Initial Levy
  2. (Initial Levy x Mill Rate Factor 1.7)  = Municipal Levy
    1. If your Municipal Levy is LESS than the Minimum Tax, you pay the Minimum Tax. If your Municipal Levy is MORE than the Minimum Tax you pay the Municipal Levy as calculated.
  3. Taxable Assessment x School Tax Mill Rate = School Tax Levy

Discounts 

Discounts are available on Municipal taxes only and do not apply to the school portion of taxes. 

  • 2% municipal tax discount for payments received between January 1 and July 31 for the year 2020.
  • For the year 2021 and thereafter a pre-payment discount on municipal taxes of 2% from January 1 – June 30. (Bylaw No. 4-2013)

Penalties on Current (Bylaw No.4-2013)

An additional penalty charge of 1% per month shall be added to current taxes unpaid and outstanding as follows:

  • On all current taxes unpaid and outstanding as of the first day of August 1%
  • On all current taxes unpaid and outstanding as of the first day of September 1%
  • On all current taxes unpaid and outstanding as of the first day of October 1%
  • On all current taxes unpaid and outstanding as of the first day of November 1%
  • On all current taxes unpaid and outstanding as of the first day of December 1%

Penalties on Arrears 

Where taxes remain unpaid after the 31 day of December in the year the taxes were imposed they shall be deemed in arrears and a 5% penalty will be added