RM of Dufferin Financial & Reports

•  Tax bills are sent out to property owners in July each year.

• Payments for tax bill are due on the last business day of October each year. This date is specified on the tax bill. Overdue accounts are charged an interest rate of 1.25% per month.
• Properties in tax arrears for over 2 years qualify for tax sale procedures.
• Discounts are available for the prepayment of taxes.
• July 1%
• August 0.75%
• September 0.5%

Property assessments are determined on an annual basis. The values are determined by the provincial assessment services branch offices and are based on market values. If you disagree with the value of assessment on your property, you can appeal your assessment.  The appeal process is outlined below. The amount of annual taxes on the tax notice cannot be appealed.

There are two factors that determine the amount of property taxes levied on property:

1. Assessment: The Market Value of your property based on two years prior. Assessments in Manitoba are determined by the Provincial Assessment Services Office. The Province of Manitoba property search feature provides several methods to help you find the roll number and assessment details for properties in Manitoba. 

Manitoba Assessment Online | Province of Manitoba (gov.mb.ca)

2. Municipal property tax rates are determined based on the budget needs of the municipality. Municipalities consider their expected spending and other revenue and use property taxes to make up for the rest. This property tax rate is referred to as Mill Rates:
   a) Municipal Mill Rate – Determined by the Rural Municipality when the current year’s budget is developed;
   b) School mill rate – Determined by the local School Division.  

 

The following are the options for payment;

• Online Banking:  Add us as a payee to your online banking, you can set up your payments to either “Dufferin (Rural Municipality of/Rural Mun/RM) – Utility or Water” or “Dufferin (Rural Municipality of/Rural Mun/RM) – Taxes ”, use the account number (numbers only) listed on your bill.    If you require assistance through this process, let us know.  Click the "setting up our banking info" document below for more info.
• Pre-Authorized Payments:  Contact us for more information or to get set up for pre-authorized payments.  We can automatically withdraw the amount owing on your bill on the due date of the bill directly from your bank account or we can also set up a “budget” plan and withdraw a set amount monthly. Click below for the Pre-Authorization form.
• Cheques: (We accept Post dated cheques.)  Please come in with your cheque or mail your payment to
  Box 100,
  Carman, MB R0G 0J0.

Any payments received after the due date will be subject to penalty.  Contact us at 1-204.745.2301 or Email.  Please see below the Tax Pre-authorized Payment Form. 

Manitoba Assessment Services is responsible for determining assessments on properties within Manitoba. Property is assessed at market value in accordance with The Municipal Assessment Act. Any questions related to the assessment on your property can be directed to the Morden Assessment Services Office, Ph: 204-822-2900.

Their office is located at A-536 Stephen St, in Morden, Manitoba. You can also visit the Manitoba Local Government Assessment web site for more information.

https://www.gov.mb.ca/government/

If you are still not satisfied with the value of your assessment, there is an annual Board of Revision process where you have an opportunity to file a formal appeal. If you wish to submit a complaint to the Board of Revision regarding the assessment on your property, please contact the RM administration office.

The Board of Revision is held annually and normally in November of each year. The date is set by the assessment services branch and the RM. The date will be advertised in the local paper well in advance of the Board of Revision date. There is no fee to file an appeal for residential or farm assessments through the annual Board of Revision.

Teranet Manitoba

The information in Manitoba’s land titles registry is available to the public.  You can search for a title, an instrument or a survey plan using the Title Check online application. Title Check works like most online shopping applications, and you can pay for your transaction using a Visa or MasterCard.  To begin your search, you’ll need to know your title number.  You can find this number on your property tax bill or through the Government of Manitoba’s Property Assessment online search (for municipalities) Manitoba Assessment Online | Province of Manitoba (gov.mb.ca).

Please find the list of Financial Reports for the RM of Dufferin.