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Jeff Garvas' Tax Calculator

A tool to calculate more accurate levy costs by residence

How it works...


Many years ago I became frustrated with the way numerous income and property tax levies were communicated to voters. I built a tax calculator that would take your provided income and address and then do the calculations. For income taxes I showed exactly what your increases would be, how much any refunds would apply, and how your tax dollars were allocated in your community.

For property taxes (schools, library, etc) I showed a more accurate estimate of your actual property tax increase. This last part was always important to me because schools are notorious for saying "Approximately... Per $100k of value." This calculator determines the actual value of your property the tax is based upon, and then shows you almost exactly what it should be if the issue passes. My intent has always been to educate the voter, not to sway you to vote for or against any particular levy. That remains the case, but please read my important disclosures at the bottom of this page.

Step 1: Find your Nordonia Property Records...


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Full Disclosure


This tax calculator has been a project of mine for over five years and has always been designed to be unbiased. This year I feel a need to state up front that I was a member of the 30-some member Nordonia Schools Steering Committee that worked with Scott Leopold from Cooperative Strategies to look at the condition of our schools, the options available to us, and contributed to the discussion and ideas that led to the Board of Education's decision to put this bond issue on the ballot. I am also a Macedonia City Councilman. With that said, this calculator will continue to present information in an unbiased manner becuase I believe voters should make decisions based on a personal conclusion they come to with as many facts as they can obtain.

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