Land Tax Appeal

Have you received a bill for your land tax and do you disagree with the amount? If so, you can send a letter or email to the Public Entity of Bonaire. This is called filing a land tax appeal.
Here’s how to do it.

What does this product or service mean?

What should you pay attention to?

You must respond within 2 months of the date on the tax assessment.
If you are late, the Public Entity of Bonaire will no longer be able to review your request.

Property tax is an amount you pay each year on the property you own on Bonaire.
The amount is listed on the tax assessment you receive from the Public Entity of Bonaire.

You may disagree with the tax assessment, for example, if:

You have already sold the land.
You believe the value of your home or parcel is too high.
You are not required to pay tax on land, but you are required to pay tax on real estate.

In these cases, you can submit a written response.

When can you apply for this?

You may submit a response if:

you are no longer the owner of the property or plot
Include with your letter: a copy of the notary’s deed
you believe the value of your home or plot is too high
Include with your letter: photos of your home or land, both interior and exterior
you are not required to pay land tax, but are required to pay real estate tax

How do you apply for this?

Here’s how to let us know that you disagree with the bill:

• Send a letter or an email.
• You can do this by:

handing in the letter at the Finance Department’s front desk, or
sending an email with attachments to belasting-olb@bonairegov.com

Include the following in your letter or email:

your name
your full address
your CRIB number
the assessment number
the payment reference
the cadastral number
the date of the assessment
the date you are writing the letter
a clear explanation of why you disagree with the assessment
a copy of the assessment

Do you have supporting documents? Please include them.
Are you responding on behalf of someone else? Please include a letter stating that you have their authorization.

Who can you contact?

Finance Department
Address: Kaya Industria Pariba 28
Phone: (+599) 715 5326
Email: belasting-olb@bonairegov.com

Hours of Operation
Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

How long does it take?

You will receive a response to your letter or email as soon as possible.
How long this takes depends on your situation and whether all the information provided is complete.

Do you disagree with the decision?

Do you disagree with our response?
If so, you can take the next step.
The letter containing our decision explains how to do that.

What do we do with your personal data?

When you submit an application or report, the Public Entity of Bonaire needs your personal data. The Public Entity of Bonaire handles your data with care.

The BES Personal Data Protection Act specifies how the Public Entity of Bonaire must do this.

The most important rules are:

The Public Entity of Bonaire only requests data that is necessary for processing your application or report.
They record and process your data securely, confidentially, and with care
Your data will only be used for the application or report, or for something directly related to it.
Your data will not be retained longer than necessary for the application or report.
Other organizations will only receive your data if required by law.
You may ask how your data is being used and what happens to it.