Flat Income Taxes
In the first hour, I did a quick run through of what happened at the House Finance and Tax Committee hearing regarding the Flat Income Tax Plan (HB 1158).
If you want to watch the whole House Finance and Tax Committee meeting, you can click here to do so. The video is an hour and a half long.
Property Taxes and Special Assessments
I also gave a summary of the discussion at the Bismarck City Commission on Tuesday regarding the formalization of the city’s special assessment policy - as well as diving into the tax treatment differences between mobile home parks and single-family residential property. Click here to watch the video from Tuesday’s Bismarck City Commission Meeting.
This topic will also be addressed at the legislature this session.
Over the last few weeks, I have worked on having a bill introduced (HB 1328) to legislatively change the treatment of mobile home parks - and converting them from being taxed as commercial to residential.
I would like to thank Representative Claire Cory (R-Grand Forks) for taking the lead on being the prime sponsor of this bill - as well as the bi-partisan and philosophically divserse group co-sponsors: Representative Larry Bellew (R-Minot), Representative Josh Boschee (D-Fargo), House Finance and Tax Chairman Representative Craig Headland (R-Montpelier), Representative Jason Dockter (R-Bismarck), Representative Mike Nathe (R-Bismarck), Senator Dick Dever (R-Bismarck), and Senator Tim Mathern (D-Fargo).
The purpose of the bill is simple. It states that “property within a mobile home park may not be assessed at a greater rate than single family residential property” in a few areas of state law instead of being taxed and assessed as commercial property currently.
I will have more details on this issue and effort in the coming weeks.
In Case You Missed It
Also, if you missed the hour I filled in on Tuesday discussing the situation at the Bismarck School Board this week, including a brief conversation with Bismarck School Board President Jon Lee, you can listen to that by clicking here.
Audio and Video: Discussing Income Tax and Property Tax