Latest Property tax Stories
Texas Biz Solutions works with property tax client, as Texans property tax grows to one of the highest in the country. McKinney, Texas (PRWEB) April 16, 2013 Texas’ reputation as a low-tax state may be in jeopardy, according to recent published numbers from the Dallas Business Journal. With the national average lower than the amount that most Texans are paying for property tax, many homeowners may feel the burden of a larger payment. According to the U.S. Census Bureau data, conducted...
TORONTO, Dec. 5, 2012 /CNW/ - The Ontario government underestimates its tax burden on new business investment because it measures that burden without taking provincial business property taxes into account, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In "Hiding in Plain Sight: The Harmful Impact of Provincial Business Property Taxes," Adam Found and Peter Tomlinson recommend that Ontario start including these taxes when it estimates its marginal effective tax...
Home Tax Alert™ technology helps over-assessed homeowners lower property tax. St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) August 10, 2012 A new, proprietary web application called Home Tax Alert™ helps over-assessed homeowners across the country reduce their property tax. The technology identifies over-assessed homes and streamlines the appeal process, making it easy and understandable for homeowners. According to the companies findings approximately 25% of American homes are over-assessed in any given...
DALLAS, Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 18, 2012, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Senate Bill 1462 into law authorizing a municipal corporation to provide a real property tax exemption for improvements to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified or other green initiative certified buildings. Municipal corporations will now decide whether to adopt the exemption. Companies considering construction of a potentially qualifying improvement should monitor...
Ads Expose JPMorgan Chase, Brookfield and Other Owners' Routine Practice of Protesting Tax Appraisals, Leaving Homeowners to Pick up Tab as Houston Schools Forced to Layoff More than 3,000 Teachers HOUSTON, Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) today launched an online ad campaign in Houston drawing attention to office building owners' routine practice of protesting property tax appraisals, costing local governments and school...
Ads Expose JPMorgan Chase, Brookfield and Other Owners' Routine Practice of Protesting Tax Appraisals, Leaving Homeowners to Pick up Tab as Houston Schools Forced to Layoff More than 3,000 Teachers HOUSTON, Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) today launched an online ad campaign in Houston drawing attention to office building owners' routine practice of protesting property tax appraisals, costing local governments and school...
Lincoln Institute research urges alternatives for economic development CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- There is little evidence that property tax incentives to lure businesses to locate in cities and towns have much of an effect, either in the decision-making process or in terms of promised economic activity or new jobs, according to new research published by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Despite the poor record, doling out tax breaks is costing...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Lincoln Institute's latest Policy Focus Report provides a comprehensive framework to help improve systems of property tax in Latin America countries - a critical component for financing local public services in fast-growing areas of the developing world. Improving the Performance of the Property Tax in Latin America, by Claudia M. De Cesare, suggests several reforms that would enable municipalities to increase their local...
WASHINGTON, June 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While states slowly rebound from the Great Recession, many local governments are struggling with unprecedented fiscal challenges. For the first time since 1980, state aid and property taxes, two primary sources of funding, are dropping simultaneously, according to a new report, The Local Squeeze, released today by The Pew Charitable Trusts. The decrease in revenue, alongside increased demand, is forcing many cities, counties and...
Property tax owners provided with unprecedented level of transparency through detailed financial information CHICAGO, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The known collective debt of governments in Cook County has risen to $140 billion, according to the latest figures provided by the office of County Treasurer Maria Pappas. Property owners now can see on the Cook County Property Tax Portal how much of their money goes to each government that taxes them, Cook County Treasurer...
