Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Tips for Virginia Real Estate Assessment Appeals in a COVID-19 Environment
In Allegheny County, tax appeal season has already begun for 2025. For every tax year, County property owners have the ability to file an assessment appeal. ...more
Pennsylvania real estate taxes are usually very large line items on any corporate balance sheet. Accordingly, you should be reviewing your assessed value(s) on an annual basis if you are a Pennsylvania commercial or...more
North Carolina taxes both real estate and personal property, but differing valuation schedules and processes for the two types can lead to confusion and inflated tax bills for industrial property owners. Understanding how...more
Downingtown Area School District v. Chester County Board of Assessment Appeal, 2023 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 161 (Pa. Commw. Ct. October 6, 2023). Commonwealth Court rejects assessment appeal despite school district-established...more
If you are the owner of a commercial, industrial, retail, office, residential or other property in Philadelphia, now is the time to review the tax assessment for your property against its current market value. Today’s economy...more
Without a doubt, it is difficult to find something upbeat about California’s current commercial real estate market. Property owners, economists and appraisers all agree that the market is facing one of the most challenging...more
With large drops in common level ratios throughout Pennsylvania’s 67 counties from last year to this year, commercial or industrial property owners should be reviewing their assessed values for potential reductions for the...more
GM Berkshire Hills LLC v. Berks County Board of Assessment (2023 Pa. LEXIS 272, February 28, 2023) – – Split Supreme Court Ruling Enables Taxing Body Assessment Appeals Based on Recent Sales to Remain - Counties, schools...more
The system of real estate taxation in Pennsylvania is quite complex, resulting in many owners of commercial, industrial, or residential properties paying more than their “fair share” of real estate taxes. ...more
The California Court of Appeal (Second Appellate District) published a landmark decision on April 7, 2023, that may have significant implications for the property tax assessments of qualifying California hospitality assets...more
In Allegheny County, tax appeal season has begun for 2023. Every year, County property owners have the opportunity to file an assessment appeal. But this year there are unique opportunities for an assessment reduction....more
January 31, 2023 is the first of several deadlines that must be met in order to appeal your excessive property tax assessment. If you miss it, you will be foreclosed from bringing an appeal, or even effectively arguing that...more
Businesses that own real estate in Mecklenburg County should be on the lookout for an increase in their tax bills next year. Real estate is often a company’s most expensive asset, and annual property taxes can be a hefty sum....more
When South Carolina properties are sold directly, or indirectly via the sale of equity in the property-owning entity, the sale typically qualifies as an assessable transfer of interest or an “ATI.” An ATI allows County tax...more
If you own property in Philadelphia, you should have received a notice from the Office of Property Assessment (OPA) by now informing you of the new assessed value for your property. If you have not received the notice...more
At the conclusion of this year’s legislative session, the South Carolina General Assembly passed The Comprehensive Tax Cut Act of 2022 (the “Act”). Among a number of other significant tax changes, the Act effectively...more
Recently-enacted HB 126 significantly alters the rights and procedures for local school districts (among other government entities) to contest property valuations for real property taxes. The changes described below will...more
Annual Survey of Income and Expenses – ASIE-2021Pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code, Section 6-30, the Nassau County Department of Assessment (“the Assessor”) is requiring the submission of 2021 financial data...more
February 10, 2022 Nassau County Assessment Grievance Filing Deadline Extended to April 30, 2022. The last day to file a grievance to protest the real property tax assessment, which will determine your 2023/24 School and 2024...more
January 31, 2022 is the first of several deadlines that must be met in order to appeal your excessive property tax assessment. If you miss it, you will be foreclosed from bringing an appeal, or even effectively arguing that...more
Pandemic Related Changes to the Property Tax System Have Been or Will Be Restored Last year, grievance filing deadlines and tax due dates were changed by nearly every jurisdiction to suit the circumstances. Most, if not all...more
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court (in Duffield House, L.P. v. City of Philadelphia - available here) unanimously held that the City’s reassessment of only commercial real estate (not residential real estate) in 2018...more
Listeners in the property tax world have been clamoring for an update. Here is the latest in property taxes: pandemic implications, dark stores, intangibles, and more. Dave Ebersole joins Matt Hunsaker in the virtual studio...more
The pandemic has upended industries across the globe. And while federal and state governmental programs have generously provided aid to certain individuals and corporate entities, such aid currently does not relieve taxpayers...more
Spring is in the air, and while for most people, that means budding tulips and birds chirping, for us real property tax lawyers, that means assessment time. Property owners in Colorado will receive their 2021 real property...more