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May 2012

FY2013 Telephone and Telegraph
- FY2013 Memorandum to Board of Assessor - This memo describes the Certified Telephone & Telegraph Valuations for Fiscal Year 2013
  - FY2013 Centrally Valued Telephone and Telegraph Company Certified Valued
    The Commissioner of Revenue has determined and certified the full and fair cash valuation as of January 1, 2012, for fiscal year 2013, of the machinery, poles, wires and underground conduits, wires and pipes of the centrally valued telephone and telegraph companies. (G. L. c. 59 §39.) The property owner or the board of assessors has the right to appeal the valuations to the Appellate Tax Board on or before June 15, 2012.
  - FY2013 New Growth The new growth value for centrally valued telephone and telegraph companies.
  - FY2013 Centrally Valued Telephone & Telegraph Company Addresses This is a list of the billing addresses for centrally valued telephone and telegraph companies.
  - Fiscal Year 2013 Multiplier Tables Used for Telephone Company Values
- FY2013 Landline Companies Filing Returns to be Locally Valued This is a list company names and address that filed a state return but were not centrally valued. These companies and all others not centrally valued should file and be valued locally.
- Additional Landline Telephone & Telegraph Data Fiscal Year 2012 - FCC Categories Memorandum
- FY2013 Additional Landline Telephone & Telegraph Data Pivot Table

April 2012

NEW Community Comparison Report
Property Type Classification Codes, Non-arm's Length Codes and Sales Report Spreadsheet Specifications
IGR 12-207 Calendar Year 2012 Adjustment in Land of Low Value Foreclosure Valuation Limit
IGR 12-206 Optional Cost of Living Adjustment for Fiscal Year 2013 Exemptions
IGR 12-205 Social Security Deduction for Fiscal Year 2013
IGR 12-204 Fiscal Year 2013 Tax Bills Quarterly Payment System
IGR 12-203 Fiscal Year 2013 Tax Bills Semi-Annual Payment System - Annual Preliminary Bills
IGR 12-202 Fiscal Year 2013 Tax Bills Semi-Annual Payment System - Optional Preliminary Bills
IGR 12-201 Fiscal Year 2013 Tax Bills Semi-Annual Payment System

March 2012

Certification Standards (Guidelines for Development of a Minimum Reassessment Program)
Bulletin 2012-03B New Officials Finance Forum
Bulletin 2012-02B FY2013 Budget Issues and Procedures

February 2012

Bulletin 2012-01B Course 101 - Training Program for Assessors
FY2013 - Farmland Valuation Advisory Commission Recommended Land Values and Farm Animal Excise
FY2013 Telephone and Telegraph Return:
- Instructions Letter for Form 5941
- Form 5941 file size 3MB * Please note that the multiplier table will no longer be updated on the posted 5941 Form, also there are two additional sections in Appendix 1.
- Finders List - Archaic Community, District, Neighborhood, Section and Village, Names in Massachusetts (to match a name of a village, section or neighborhood to the official list of names of the 351 Massachusetts communities)