Wyoming local governments’ ability to collect property taxes in limbo due to uncertainty over 4% cap
The board says thousands of value inversions have left residential assessments nonuniform and could block local governments from collecting 2026 property taxes.
- On Thursday, the Wyoming State Board of Equalization warned that a 2024 tax cap prevents certification of 2026 residential property values, threatening local governments' ability to collect property taxes for schools, roads, and law enforcement.
- The 2024 tax cap creates thousands of "value inversions" in each county, where residential properties with higher market values are assessed at lower taxable values than others, violating the Wyoming Constitution's requirement that all taxation be "equal and uniform."
- Converse County Assessor Dixie Huxtable told WyoFile Friday the situation is unprecedented: "It's never been done this way" regarding the potential inability to collect 2026 property taxes.
- Governor Mark Gordon directed the board not to file a lawsuit in January, arguing legal action would confuse taxpayers and complicate the county assessor process despite members' prior unease about the cap's validity.
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Cap City NewsLocal governments’ ability to collect property taxes in limbo due to uncertainty over 4% cap
by Maggie Mullen, WyoFile Local and state officials responsible for administering Wyoming’s property tax system are in uncharted waters. A recently adopted state law has skewed assessed values across the state, creating significant disparities between how one home may be taxed compared to another down the street. The Wyoming Constitution requires all taxation “be equal and uniform” and all property be taxed at its “full value.” And it’s the con…
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Wyoming local governments’ ability to collect property taxes in limbo due to uncertainty over 4% cap
Local and state officials responsible for administering Wyoming’s property tax system are in uncharted waters.
Local governments' ability to collect property taxes in limbo due to uncertainty over 4% cap
Local and state officials responsible for administering Wyoming’s property tax system are in uncharted waters. A recently adopted state law has skewed assessed values across the state, creating significant disparities between how one home may be taxed compared to another down the street. The Wyoming Constitution requires all taxation “be equal and uniform” and all property be taxed at its “full value.” And it’s the constitutional duty of the St…
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