Find Sitka Alaska assessor, assessment, auditor's, and appraiser's offices, revenue commissions, GIS, and tax equalization departments. Assessors provide information on property and land tax assessment, property listings, values, valuations, property search, and records.
City And Borough Of Sitka Assessment Office 100 Lincoln Street Sitka AK 99835 907-747-1820
Municipality Of Skagway Assessment Office 403 Lincoln Street Sitka AK 99835 907-983-2297
Assessor Offices in Sitka, AK are responsible for assessing the values of all taxable property within their jurisdictions. Assessors appraise values of all land and commercial property (real property), and business' fixed asset (personal property). The office determines property tax values, tax rates, maintains and updates the local tax assessment rolls.
Property owners may contact the Department of Assessment for questions about:Sitka Assessors keep property records for all real property within their jurisdictions. The Office maintains records which include geographic area, land size, building size and type as well as GIS maps, plat maps, and property boundaries. The Office also maintains public records available for search, including historical assessments of real and personal property, property deeds and bills of sale.
Property AssessmentsTax assessors adjust Sitka, Alaska real property valuations and real estate tax rates by tracking comparable real estate sales and market valuations. Assessors track zoning requirements, construction permits, renovations, demolitions, working with Building Departments and Inspectors to reflect accurate changes to the property list.
Property Re-AssessmentsReal property assessments are reassessed at intervals set by the local government. During reassessments Sitka Assessors update real property values based on changes in market conditions, additions and removals to the property list.
Sitka, Alaska Personal Property AssessmentsBusinesses in Sitka are responsible for self-reporting personal property to the office of the Tax Assessor.