Jefferson County Assessor Jim Everson and his staff will be conducting a series of Business Property Tax Forums across the County early in 2010. These forums are designed to let the business community in Jefferson County know about a new on-line business personal property tax reporting option and help business owners better understand business property taxes in general.

When businesses receive their business personal property tax declaration in January 2010, they will have the option of filing their declaration online for the first time. Each declaration will contain instructions for online filing, however, these forums are being made available to business owners to answer questions they may have.

The four Business Property Tax Forums will be held in library community rooms beginning at 7:00 pm:

• Wednesday, January 13, at Standley Lake Library in Arvada;
• Wednesday, January 20, at the Evergreen Library;
• Wednesday, January 27, at the Belmar Library in Lakewood;
• and Wednesday, February 10, at Columbine Library in South Jeffco.

Assessor Everson hopes business owners and their tax service providers will take this opportunity to find out more about their property taxes and how to deal effectively with the Assessor's Office in addition to learning about the new online personal property system.

The Jefferson County Assessor's Office is responsible for valuing all property in Jefferson County for property tax purposes. The Jefferson County Assessor’s Web site offers information about the assessment process and property valuations. The Assessor's office is located in the Jefferson County Administration Building 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, Colorado, Suite 2500. Property owners may also call 303-271-8600 or email the office at assessor@jeffco.us.