Municipal Property Assessment Corporation
It’s time for a new approach to farm property assessment says OFA
Ontario farmland values rise 46 per cent
Residential property value increases over the same four-year period lag far behind: MPAC
Ontario farms taxed at industrial rates?
A recent court ruling means almost any farming activity could now be classified as industrial according to the Ottawa lawyer who lost the case
Cherry growers aim for a sweeter victory
They won the battle to get their pitting operation’s property classification returned to farmland but three Norfolk tart cherry-grower owners still must convince the provincial finance ministry to make the assessment class retroactive and issue a refund
photo: Mark Wales
Assessment change prompts OFA concerns
Federation says the Ontario Municipal Property Assessment Corporation has changed its interpretation of legislation regarding what qualifies for the farmland property tax; MPAC denies change has taken place
photo: Bette Jean Crews
Property reassessment leads to tax hike
Property value jumps $46,000
Province revamps property re-assessment process
The province is making plans to amend the property re-assessment process, just in time for a two-year hiatus to end.
Fair tax shake depends on ag definition
Ontario Revenue Minister Duncan Stewart must still define agriculture in regulations if farmers are to get a fair tax shake when it comes to value added activities, says an Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) executive member.