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If you are a journalist covering local government, you know that the ad valorem (property tax) process can be complicated and difficult to explain to your readers. But are you truly doing an adequate job of reporting on this important topic if YOU don’t understand it yourself; specifically, how the millage rate is supposed to be calculated?

If, according to our research, over 9 out of 10 cities, counties and school boards are not “doing the math,” then AT LEAST one and probably more taxing authorities within your paper’s coverage area is either OVERTAXING or UNDERTAXING your readers. Isn’t that a bigger story than if the millage rate is staying the same as last year or being rolled back slightly?

We welcome your inquiries about this important topic. We will be happy to explain the process to you, as well as assist in the research and preparation for your next story on the millage rate. Contact us at somebody@millagerate.com.

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