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Charter Schools: Leasing a surplus building from the District of Columbia

The District of Columbia has a special program to lease surplus buildings to Charter Schools. Read Roberta Colton's article to find out the details. and best practices....more

Virginia Supreme Court Opinion Affecting Local Government Law, January 10, 2013

Today, the Virginia Supreme Court issued one opinion affecting Virginia local government law. Congratulations to the County of Albemarle and the City of Charlottesville! The Local Government Attorneys of Virginia supplied an...more

US Attorneys Turn to Intimidation in a War on Medical Marijuana

Four U.S. Attorneys in California have used disinformation and intimidation tactics in an unwanted attack on California’s medical marijuana dispensaries. For the most part, the federal prosecutors have avoided the courts,...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

Illinois 97th General Assembly - Tax Bills

Attached is a report prepared for the Illinois State Bar Association State and Local Taxation Section Council. It contains a description that summarizes each tax bill passed by both Houses of the recently concluded...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

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Confirms Supremacy of HUP Test for Determining Real Estate Tax Exemptions

On April 25, 2012, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a potentially explosive decision to 501(c) corporations in Mesivtah Eitz Chaim of Bobov, Inc. v. Pike County Board of Assessment Appeals; No. 16 MAP 2011. At issue was...more

What is Charity Care - Qualifying for Property Tax Exemptions

This article discusses the two decisions from the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) concerning the property tax exemption applications were filed by two health care applicants: Community Health Care, a non-profit,...more