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Maine Supreme Court Clarifies Property Tax Exemption For Non-Profits

In a case watched closely by Maine’s non-profit organizations, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court has held that Hebron Academy, a private secondary school, was exempt from property tax on its various school buildings. The...more

After Years of Judicial and Legislative Uncertainty Hospitals Receive Their Own Property Tax Exemption Under New Law

For the past eight years we have been reporting to you on the controversy surrounding the determination of property tax exemptions for Illinois not-for-profit hospitals. The issue reached the Illinois Supreme Court in April...more

Groundbreaking Legislation on Property Tax and Sales Tax Exemptions for Illinois Hospitals

Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn just signed into law a comprehensive and groundbreaking legislative package that significantly changes the criteria for establishing and maintaining property tax exemptions and sales tax...more

Property Tax Exemption Bill - Illinois Hospitals

Illinois General Assembly Passed New Hospital Property Tax Exemption

SB 2194, the “Medicaid reform” bill, has passed both houses of the General Assembly on May 29, 2012. Included in a 182 page bill was the charity care legislation that will allow hospitals to apply a much broader...more

Illinois Hospital Charity Care Legislation

General Assembly Passes Charity Care Bill

SB 2194, the “Medicaid reform” bill, has passed both houses of the General Assembly on May 29, 2012. Included in a 182 page bill was the charity care legislation that will allow hospitals to apply a much broader...more

Tennessee Property Tax Update

There have been several noteworthy property tax rulings that have been issued in March and April involving medical instruments, the valuation of commercial property, Tennessee’s charitable exemption, and the payment of...more

Illinois Department of Revenue Denies Charitable Property Tax Exemptions to Three Hospitals

As reported by Crain’s Chicago Business last week, the Illinois Department of Revenue denied charitable property tax exemptions to Prentice Women’s Hospital at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Edward Hospital in...more

Charitable Exemptions for Hospitals Remains a Hot Topic

According to a recent report in Crain’s Chicago Business, the Illinois Department of Revenue has not issued a single decision concerning hospital property tax exemption applications since the Illinois Supreme Court issued its...more