The House File 718 Fiscal Year 2025 property tax notices will be sent out to taxpayers this week as part of a recent change to Iowa Code.

The new law requires county auditors to mail a notice to county taxpayers by March 20th with state–specified information related to proposed local government budgets and proposed property tax rates. The information is for taxes payable in September 2024 and March 2025. Those who receive a property tax bill in September should be getting the notification. The notice is not a property tax bill. It includes data for Fiscal Year 2025, with proposed city, school district, and county budgets, but does not include proposed fiscal details for smaller taxing authorities, such as community colleges, assessor’s office, townships, and agricultural extension service. 

The purpose of the notice is to provide taxpayers with information about proposed budgets in time for the taxpayers to address them at public hearings held before final consideration. The date, time and location of the hearings are included in the notices. The budgets may be lowered after the initial hearings but not increased.  

For further information, contact the Marion County Auditor’s Office.