FIRST NATIONS TAX COMMISSION COMMISSION DE LA FISCALITE DES PREMIERES NATIONS
The First Nations Tax Commission, pursuant to the First Nations Fiscal Management Act, hereby approves the following law made by the Osoyoos Indian Band in the Province of British Columbia,
OSOYOOS IND/AN BAND ANNUAL TAX RATES LAV½ 2024
Dated at Kamloops, British Columbia this 6th day of June, 2024.
ief Commissioner C.T. (Manny)Jules On behalf of the First Nations Tax Commission
OSOYOOS INDIAN BAND ANNUAL TAX RA TES LAW, 2024 WHEREAS: A. Pursuant to section 5 of the First Nations Fiscal Management Act, the council of a first nation may make laws respecting taxation for local purposes of reserve lands and interests or rights in reserve lands, including laws to establish tax rates and apply them to the assessed value of those lands and interests or rights;
B. The council of the First Nation has made a property assessment law and a property taxation law; and
C. Subsection 10( 1) of the First Nations Fiscal Management Act requires a first nation that has made a property taxation law to, at least once each year, make a law setting the rate of tax to be applied to the assessed value of each class of lands and interests or rights;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Osoyoos Indian Band duly enacts as follows: 1. This Law may be cited as the Osoyoos Indian Band Annual Tax Rates Lm11, 2024. 2. In this Law: "Act" means the First Nations Fiscal Management Act, S.C. 2005, c. 9, and the regulations made under that Act;
"Assessment Law" means the Osoyoos Indian Band Property Assessment Law, 2021; "First Nation" means the Osoyoos Indian Band, being a Band named in the schedule to the Act; "property taxation law" means a law enacted by the First Nation under paragraph 5(1 )(a) of the Act; "taxable prope1iy" has the meaning given to that term in the Taxation Law; and "Taxation Law" means the Osoyoos Indian Band Property Taxation Lmv, 2021. 3. Taxes levied pursuant to the Taxation Law for the taxation year 2024 shall be determined by imposing the rates set out in the Schedule upon the assessed value of all taxable prope1iy in each property class.
4. Notwithstanding section 3, where the amount of the tax levied on taxable property in a taxation year is less than one-hundred dollars ($ 100), the taxable prope1iy shall be taxed at one-hundred dollars ($ 100) for the taxation year.
5. Except where otherwise defined, words and expressions used in this Law have the meanings given to them in the Assessment Law and the Taxation Law.
6. Where a provision in this Law is expressed in the present tense, the provision applies to the circumstances as they arise.
7. This Law must be construed as being remedial and must be given such fair, large and liberal construction and interpretation as best ensures the attainment of its objectives.
8. The Schedule attached to this Law forms part of and is an integral paii of this Law. 9. This Law comes into force and effect on the day after it is approved by the First Nations Tax Commission.
THIS LAW IS HEREBY DULY ENACTED by Council on the 29 Province of British Columbia.
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day of May, 2024, at Oliver, in the
A quorum of Council consists of FOUR (4) members of Council.
Councillor Veronica McGinnis
Councillor Leona Baptiste
Councillor Sonya Jensen
Councillor Sammy Louie
Councillor Nathan McGinnis fl-
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SCHEDULE A 2024 TAX RATES FOR TAXATION DISTRICT #1 Oliver, BC
PROPERTY CLASS
Class 1 - Residential
Class 2
Utilities
Class 5 - Light Industry
Class 6 - Business and Other
Class 8 - Recreational Property/Non-Profit Organization
Class 9- Farm
RATE PER $1,000 OF ASSESSED VALUE
Land 4.31879
48.82590
10.86575
9.78182
4.87669
9.91669
Improvements 4.73796
56.67540
11.83490
10.71380
5.29586
10.33586
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SCHEDULEB 2024 TAX RATES FOR TAXATION DISTRICT #2 Osoyoos, BC
PROPERTY CLASS
Class 1 Residential
Class 2 - Utilities
Class 5 - Light Industry
Class 6 - Business and Other
Class 8 - Recreational Property/Non-Profit Organization
Class 9
Farm
RATE PER $1,000 OF ASSESSED VALUE
Land 4.7024
23.4505
10.1854
9.4017
5.2603
10.3004
Improvements 4.7318
23.5534
10.2354
9.4517
5.2624
10.3298
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