TAX RELIEF

exemptions/seniors.

Damisch also told the audience about a “senior income tax credit.” e legislature passed a measure in 2021 aiming to ease people’s nancial burden by letting them erty taxes a person owes. e state legislature sets the assessment rate.

“If you’ve already led your taxes, you can go back and correct (them) if you qualify,” Damisch said.

Call his o ce at 303-660-7450 or email Assessors@douglas.co.us for more information on that.

JoAnn Gro , Colorado property tax administrator, said she “can pretty well guarantee” that the property tax information homeowners receive next week won’t be accurate.

“It’s because your legislature isn’t immune to what’s going on right now,” Gro said. “ ere’ve been lots of discussions … about providing some additional property value adjustment.”

“I truly expect to see some adjustments and some relief in 2023,” she added.

She also advised the public “to defer payment on some of what they owe on their primary residence, e Colorado Sun reported. e deadline of April 1 to apply for the deferral has passed, but it might be worth looking into for future years.

Colorado’s “Property Tax Deferral Program” has traditionally helped seniors and active military personnel continue to a ord to live in their homes, according to the Colorado Treasurer’s O ce website.

On Jan. 1, Colorado was to expand the deferral program to allow those who do not qualify for the senior or military personnel program to defer a portion of their real property taxes