Taxation
Tax Rates and Discounts
Municipal taxes are levied in August and are due on December 31st of each year. For payment of your property taxes our office accepts cash, cheques, online payments through the Dodsland & District Credit Union and e-transfers sent to [email protected].
There are early payment discounts if you pay your taxes before certain dates. The discounts do not apply to the school tax portion owed.
- a 5% discount is applied if paid before September 30th
- a 4% discount is applied if paid before October 31st
- a 2% discount is applied if paid before November 30th
In 2022 the municipal mill rate was set at 5.27 mills. Mill rate factors were set at:
Agriculture: x 1.00
Residential: x. 1.00
Commercial/Industrial: x 1.765
Resource: x 1.765
Different types of property are also affected by minimum taxes. In 2022 this was set at:
Residential: $400
Commercial/Industrial: $600
Resource: $600
The school mill rates are set by the Government of Saskatchewan. There are two school divisions in the RM of Winslow No. 319: Living Sky School Division No. 202 and Sun West School Division No. 207. The municipality submits school taxes that are collected each month to the provincial government, who then disburses it to the school divisions. In 2022 the school mill rates was set at:
Agricultural: 1.42 mills
Residential: 4.54 mills
Commercial: 6.86 mills
Resource: 9.88 mills