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Hospital Charitable Tax Exemption Upheld by Illinois Appellate Court

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Last month, in the case Carle Foundation v. Dept. of Revenue, the Fourth District Court of Appeals issued its latest decision regarding hospital property tax exemptions. The Court upheld a trial court judgment awarding the...more

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Changes Coming to New Jersey Long-Term Tax Exemption Statute

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Several bills affecting the long-term tax exemption statute are slowly making their way through the New Jersey Legislature. While each bill addresses different provisions of the statute, the common theme among them is one of...more

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Illinois Appellate Court Ruling on Charitable Tax Exemption Has Broad Implications for School Districts

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The evolution and expansion of the health care industry continues to test the limits of Illinois’ charitable real estate tax exemption laws, with significant implications for school district revenues. In addition to...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Finds Hospital Tax Exemption Constitutional

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Yesterday, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a decision in Oswald v. Hamer marking the latest chapter in a controversy dating to 2003. The decision finds that Section 15-86 of the Illinois Property Tax Code, which provides a...more

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The New York State Budget: New Tax Code and Record Funding for Education

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The recent passage of the state’s budget, which took effect on April 1, 2018, aims to provide relief to the middle class to combat the change in federal tax law. New York is making a concerted effort to protect...more

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Hospital and Homeowner Property Tax Exemptions Examined by Illinois Courts

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Illinois Courts are currently examining several different aspects of property tax exemptions, all of which impact the revenues of school districts and other units of local government. Most notably, the Illinois Supreme Court...more

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No Recess - The Importance of Post-Issuance Compliance Policies and Procedures for New York State School Districts

Tax-exempt bonds and notes, the interest on which is exempt from federal income taxation, are routinely issued by school districts across New York State to finance a wide variety of capital projects and to refinance existing...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Finds Special Exemption Unconstitutional

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Last Thursday the Illinois Supreme Court struck down a special property tax exemption for a single aeronautical services company operating out of the Quad City International Airport. As noted in the July 2015 FR Alert...more

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Illinois Court Finds Special Property Tax Exemption Unconstitutional

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A property tax exemption designed to benefit a single aviation company was recently found unconstitutional by the Illinois Appellate Court. The exemption was only for fixed base operators (FBOs) providing aeronautical...more

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PA Senators Continue Pushing to Replace School Property Taxes with Expanded Personal Income & Sales Taxes - May 2014

On April 30th the Pennsylvania Senate’s Finance Committee held a hearing on S.B. 76 which would eliminate school district property taxes in Pennsylvania. The bill would replace the lost revenues: (a) by boosting the...more

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School Districts: New York State Allows School Districts The Option To Offer Significant Real Property Tax Exemption To Veterans...

In December of 2013, the New York State Legislature expanded Real Property Tax Law ("RPTL") Section 458-a. As originally enacted in the 1980s, RPTL Section 458-a provided a partial exemption from county, city, town and...more

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