Are my taxes higher because my property is in a TIF Area?
To answer this question, it is useful to assume a situation in which two real estate parcels are exactly the same in the following respects: each has the same valuation, Property Class, tax credits & exemptions, and Consolidated Tax Levy Rate. The only difference between the two is that one is in a TIF Area and the other is not. The result is that both properties will pay exactly the same amount of taxes. The difference in a TIF Area is not how much you pay in taxes, but who receives the taxes. For more information, please call the Auditor's Office at 563-245-1106.

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1. What is a TIF Area?
2. What is the difference between a TIF Area and a TIF Tax District?
3. How is a TIF Area created?
4. What happens to the “base” taxes and the “increment” taxes?
5. Who is the “TIF Authority”?
6. How much of my taxes go to the city (or county) for debt for the TIF Area?
7. Do all of the taxes on the increment value go to pay TIF debt?
8. Are my taxes higher because my property is in a TIF Area?
9. What qualifies to be paid from taxes on the increment value?