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Tax Assessment Constitutional Challenges

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SCOTUS Denies Petition to Review 7th Circuit Decision Affecting Cook County Property Tax Assessment Litigation

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As reported in Education Week, the U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition to hear an appeal brought by Cook County Treasurer’s office, the Assessor’s office and others challenging a 7th Circuit decision allowing Illinois...more

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When Can I Redeem My Pennsylvania Property From Tax Sale? It Depends On Where The Property Is…

Renowned Pennsylvanian Benjamin Franklin famously wrote that “in this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.”  A recent decision of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court demonstrates that, even in the...more

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School Districts File Amicus Curiae Brief in Landmark Federal Property Tax Lawsuit

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Last week, nine Cook County school districts and Calumet City filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in support of rehearing in the case A.F. Moore & Associates Inc. v....more

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Recent Kentucky Cases Hold That Exempt Owner Does Not Mean Property Taxes Precluded, and Leased Real Property Value May Include...

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Kentucky cases recently held that property is not exempt from taxation merely because the owner may be constitutionally exempt. Also, the valuation of leased property is rental income less expenses. However, if sales of...more

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Tax Appeals Based on Property Type May Violate State Constitution

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Valley Forge Towers Apartments N, L.P. v. Upper Merion Area School Dist., 2017 Pa. LEXIS 1520, 163 A.3d 962 (Pa. July 5, 2017). (The Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds that school district’s tax assessment appeal policy...more

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German Constitutional Court Held Parts of Loss Forfeiture Rules are Unconstitutional

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The German Constitutional Court held that a provision of the loss forfeiture rules, in effect from January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2015, is unconstitutional. The provision stipulates a proportional forfeiture of current...more

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