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Las recaudaciones caen despues de los aumentos record de impuestos a la propiedad en suburbios del sur, segun informe de la Tesorera Pappas
Cook County Treasurer's Office - 10/9/2024

Más dueños de propiedades no pagaron su impuesto predial a tiempo después de los aumentos récord en las facturas de impuestos residenciales de los suburbios del sur este año, según un análisis de la Oficina de la Tesorera del Condado Cook, María Pappas.

El aumento en las moras de impuestos en suburbios del sur, combinado con una caída más pequeña en las recaudaciones en otras partes del condado, llevó a que $225 millones en impuestos adicionales no se recaudaran. Eso pone a más residentes en riesgo de perder sus hogares y reduce los ingresos de las escuelas, los municipios y otros distritos tributarios, según la última edición del boletín del portal de Pappas.

Los suburbios de Cook con las tasas de recaudación más bajas fueron Ford Heights (31.38%), Robbins (50.06%), Harvey (52.19%), Phoenix (60.78%), Riverdale (67.19%), Willow Springs (73.38%), Dixmoor (73.68%), Calumet Park (77.98%), Chicago Heights (78.99%) y Dolton (79.06%).

“Muchos residentes de los suburbios del sur vieron sus facturas de impuestos aumentar miles de dólares este año", dijo Pappas. "Muchos propietarios tuvieron que elegir entre pagar sus impuestos a la propiedad a tiempo o comprar medicinas, alimentos y gasolina. Ahora sus casas pueden estar en riesgo”.

Los contribuyentes aún pueden evitar la Venta Anual de Impuestos, explicó Pappas. La venta, que puede conducir a la pérdida de la propiedad, se lleva a cabo aproximadamente 13 meses después de la fecha de vencimiento. Pappas propuso una legislación promulgada el año pasado que redujo a la mitad la tasa de interés sobre los pagos atrasados de impuestos al 9% anual para aliviar la carga de los propietarios en apuros.

Una nueva calculadora de pagos de impuestos a la propiedad en el sitio web de su oficina, cookcountytreasurer.com, muestra a los propietarios cómo pagar en cuotas para evitar la venta, agregó.

El número de moras, o propietarios que no habían pagado la totalidad de sus facturas de impuestos 31 días después de su vencimiento, aumentó en 22,500 a 195,845 este año, en comparación con 173,345 para el mismo período en 2023. Eso es un aumento de casi el 13%.

La tasa de recaudación en todo el condado a un mes del vencimiento de las facturas se situó en el 95.1%, un descenso del 1.3% respecto al mismo punto del año anterior. En los suburbios del sur y suroeste, las recaudaciones bajaron un 1.5% - impulsadas por un aumento del 27.7% en el número de morosidades residenciales - después de que las revaluaciones en esa región trasladaron gran parte de la carga fiscal de las empresas a los propietarios. El cambio contribuyó a un aumento récord del 19.9% en la factura residencial media de esa región.

"En Dixmoor, donde la factura residencial media aumentó un 122%, la tasa de recaudación bajó un 8.2%, hasta el 73.7%", según el análisis.

Dos factores - un período extremadamente corto entre las facturas finales de impuestos en 2023 y 2024, y el dramático cambio de la carga fiscal en los suburbios del sur y suroeste - probablemente contribuyeron a la caída de las recaudaciones. Factores económicos, como el aumento de los precios al consumidor, un sector de oficinas y comercio minorista con dificultades financieras, y la menor tasa de interés sobre las facturas atrasadas también pueden haber influido.

Más de uno de cada 10 hogares en los suburbios del sur y suroeste todavía adeudaba impuestos en 2024, un aumento del 27.4% con respecto al año anterior. Los adultos mayores del sur de los suburbios, en particular, parecen haber tenido dificultades para pagar. El número de morosidades en propiedades con exenciones para personas mayores - lo que indica que es la residencia principal de alguien de 65 años o más - creció un 50.6%. Pero muchas, si no la mayoría, de las morosidades de personas mayores se revertirán una vez que se corrijan los errores de valuación.

Visite la página del boletín informativo del Portal Pappas en cookcountytreasurer.com para leer el informe de la tasa de recaudación.

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