Northfield Township
Assessor's Department
Northfield Township Assessor
Patricia K. Damisch CIAO
Northfield Township Assessor
Patricia K. Damisch CIAO
2011 Exemption Forms
The Cook County Assessor's Office has informed us that they plan on mailing the homeowners, senior and senior freeze exemption forms the second week of February 2012. Feel free to call Northfield Township for a copy if you have not received a form by March 1st.
2011 Board of Review Appeals and
Seminar for Taxpayers Interested In Appealing their Real Estate Tax Assessed Values
Northfield Township will be open for 2011 Board of Review appeals between January 10 and February 8, 2012. Taxpayers may appeal online by visiting www.cookcountyboardofreview.com or may visit the Northfield Township office at 3801 West Lake Avenue in Glenview for assistance with preparing appeals.
Northfield Township Assessor Patricia Damisch and Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak are co-hosting two seminars for taxpayers seeking to appeal their 2011 property tax assessments.The seminars will educate taxpayers on how to file a successful tax appeal in a time when the economy is putting added pressures on home and business owners. The first seminar will take place on January 11th from 7PM - 8:30PM at Bernard Weinger JCC, 300 Revere Drive in Northbrook. The second seminar will be held on January 30th at the Glenview Public Library in the Community Room, 1930 Glenview Rd, Glenview. Doors will open at 6:30pm and the presentation will begin at 7:00pm.
The hour-long session will include a presentation explaining how property taxes are calculated and outlining the appeal procedure of the Board of Review. Before the end of the evening, taxpayers will have an opportunity to work with Board of Review analysts to address their specific questions.
The event will be free to the public and there is no fee to appeal. Taxpayers are asked to bring copies of their most recent tax bills.
Please feel free to call Northfield Township (847-724-8300) if you have any questions.
How to Determine Your 2010 Homeowners Exemption
Home Owners Exemption
If you owed and lived in your home as your primary residence as of January 1, 2010 you qualify for the homeowners exemption. It can take up to 20,000 in equalized assessed value from your bill. Once you have this exemption you will automatically get it again until you sell your home.
Senior Exemption
If you were 65 or older in 2010 you qualify for this exemption for your home of primary residence. It reduces your bill by 4,000 in equalized assessed value. Last year the State Legislature changed the law so that seniors no longer automatically get this exemption. They must reapply annually.
Senior Freeze
For seniors with a total household income of under $55,000 in 2009 the assessed value can be “frozen”. Over time the discount becomes larger and larger for those who continually qualify. The forms for this exemption must be filed annually and require income information.
Long Time Occupant Exemption
It is available to households with a very specific set of requirements.
- Total household income must be either under $75,000 to be limited to a 7% annual increase or under $100,000 to be limited to a 10% annual percentage increase in Equalized Assessed Value
- The property must have been occupied as the owner’s primary residence for 10 years
- For tax year 2010 the Equalized Assessed Value of the home must have gone up at least $20,000 from the County’s 2010 adjusted Base Equalized Assessed Value
Your base EAV is simply the EAV you had in 2003 minus the 4,500 homeowners exemption plus an annual increase of 7% a year. There is no limit to how big the exemption can be.
Disabled Persons Exemption
Homeowners who were disabled in 2010 receive an exemption equal to 2,000 in equalized assessed value. A class 2 Disabled Person IL ID card or a letter from the Social Security Administration explaining your disability benefits is needed.