Explain prorations and give an example for property taxes.

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Explain prorations and give an example for property taxes.

Proration means dividing ongoing costs between buyer and seller based on the portion of the year each party owned the property. For property taxes, this is done by counting the days in the tax year that each party owned the home and charging accordingly at closing. Example: if the annual property tax bill is $4,000 and the closing date is midway through the year (June 30), the daily tax amount is about $10.96 ($4,000 / 365). The seller owns Jan 1–June 30 (about 181 days) and the buyer owns July 1–Dec 31 (about 184 days). The seller’s share would be roughly $1,985 and the buyer’s share about $2,020. On closing, the transaction is adjusted so the buyer pays for the taxes for the days after closing (the portion they now own), while the seller is credited for the portion they’ve already covered. In this way, each party pays only for the time they owned the property.

Proration means dividing ongoing costs between buyer and seller based on the portion of the year each party owned the property. For property taxes, this is done by counting the days in the tax year that each party owned the home and charging accordingly at closing.

Example: if the annual property tax bill is $4,000 and the closing date is midway through the year (June 30), the daily tax amount is about $10.96 ($4,000 / 365). The seller owns Jan 1–June 30 (about 181 days) and the buyer owns July 1–Dec 31 (about 184 days). The seller’s share would be roughly $1,985 and the buyer’s share about $2,020. On closing, the transaction is adjusted so the buyer pays for the taxes for the days after closing (the portion they now own), while the seller is credited for the portion they’ve already covered. In this way, each party pays only for the time they owned the property.

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