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Property Tax
Updates to the Motor Vehicle Fee for New Registration
The 2021 General Assembly made several revisions to Iowa Code section 321.105A, the fee for new registration for motor vehicles. These changes were recommended by the Department to clarify confusing issues about how the fee is imposed and how certain exemptions are applied. See guidance for further explanation of these changes.
Iowa Property Tax Overview
Property taxes are not determined by a single individual who assesses your property and sends you a bill. The final tax rate is the result of budgets established to provide services, an assessor’s assessment, a county auditor’s calculations, and laws administered by the Department. Because property assessment involves a series of events that takes 18 months from start to finish, this information will not be able to answer all your questions. It should, however, be able to explain the basic principles and events involved in calculating the property tax rate.