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Almost $187,000 in aggregate taxes was collected from six gravel pit operators in 2022.
The amount, $186,532, is the second-most collected in the past 10 years. The highest, $189,969, from eight operators, was in 2020.
The collected taxes were split four ways.
The county road and bridge fund...
Income tax filing season kicks off
Minnesota taxpayers have until Monday, April 18, 2022, to file and pay their state and federal income taxes.
The department offers tips for filing your income tax:
•See if you qualify for free tax preparation. If your Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) is $73,000 or less...
Four wind production companies operating in Rock County in 2020 will pay taxes totaling $792,327, according to information at the March 2 commissioners’ meeting.
That’s about $58,032 higher than 2019 ($734,295) but down $104,102 from the high of $896,429 collected in 2015.
The county will keep 80...
More aggregate and gravel were removed from Rock County in 2020 than ever before, topping the 10-year high recorded last year.
Rock County Auditor-Treasurer Ashley Kurtz released the amounts Jan. 5.
The $189,969 collected is based on the reports submitted by the 12 permitted operators in Rock...
Hills-Beaver Creek School Board approved their first tax abatement request at their meeting Wednesday night, March 11.
Jason and Sheila Steinhoff of rural Steen applied to abate $133 over five years as part of the Rock County Home Initiative.
The school board voted 6-0 to grant the request at the...
With income tax season now open, the Minnesota Department of Revenue announced that over 200 sites will be offering free tax assistance for those filing income tax and property tax refund returns. Most sites are open through April 15.
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and AARP Tax-Aide...
It’s common for workers to set their withholding when they start a job and never revisit it. For many, this may have worked year over year if their income and life changed very little, leading to a usual, expected outcome when filing.
But then tax reform happened.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)...
Standing firm in its practice of not abating tax penalties, the Rock County Commissioners denied a Luverne resident’s request at their June 21 meeting.
Patti Overgaard explained at the meeting that she wrote two personal checks and placed two payment stubs in an envelope May 15.
No payment was...
New Vision Co-op is seeking to merge its two current Hills locations into one under a $9.2 million planned expansion and relocation plan.
A joint Rock County and Martin Township tax abatement public hearing will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 5, in the commissioners’ room at the Rock County Courthouse...
With another tax season coming up quickly, Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota (BBB) warns taxpayers about tax-related identity theft, which occurs when someone uses your stolen Social Security number (SSN) to file a fraudulent tax return and claim your refund. Though this type of...