2008 Real Estate Assessments

1.  If your concern is not resolved to your satisfaction by the assessor, the next step is to appeal to the Board of Equalization.  The Board consists of New Kent Citizens from each district appointed by the Circuit Court Judge.  The filing dates will be set at a later time and will be advertised in the Chronicle, The New Kent Government Cable TV Channel 48, www.newkent.net, and www.co.new-kent.va.us  

2.  One important thing you can do is to compare what you owed last year with what you would owe under the reassessment.   (New Kent County has not yet adopted its budget or tax rates for 2008.  However, we expect an increase from the equalized rate of 67 cents per $100.)   

Note: the Equalized rate has been found to be 67 cents per hundred, not the 67.75 indicated in your assessment notice.  

For 2007: Multiply 93 cents times the old assessment and divide the result by 100.  (old assessment)(.93) / 100  This gives you the amount of taxes you paid in 2007.

For 2008: Multiply 67 cents times the new assessment and divide the result by 100.  (new assessment)(.67) / 100  This gives you the amount of taxes for 2008 before any increase.

The example included with the reassessment notice shows $200,000 times .93 divided by 100 for $1860 in taxes in 2007, and $290,000 times .67 divided by 100 for $1943 in taxes in 2008 before any increase. 

2008 Board of Equalization.  

Hearings will be at the Board Room of the New Kent Administration Building.  

Call 804 966-9609 to make an appointment. 

Advertised Hearing Dates:

May 6: 1 to 7 pm
May 8: 1 to 7 pm
May 13: 1 to 7 pm
May 14: 1 to 7 pm
May 20: 1 to 7 pm
May 22: 1 to 7 pm
May 27: 1 to 7 pm
May 29: 1 to 7 pm
June 10: 1 to 7 pm
June 12: 1 to 7 pm
June 17: 1 to 7 pm
June 19: 1 to 7 pm