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Property Taxes are taxes levied against the owner of property located within a particular jurisdiction. Property taxes are often used to refer to taxes on real property. Property taxation schemes vary depending on the country or jurisdiction. However, a popular system involves a government assessment of the value of a property and a rate based on a proportion of the assessed value. A property may be subject to taxation by multiple taxing entities. less -

When is an Easement Subject to Taxation

Pullman & Comley - For What It May Be Worth on 4/6/2023

Most folks laboring in the property tax and valuation vineyards would not think that an easement attached to a parcel of real estate could create a separate tax liability for its owner. That presumption might be true in most...more

City of Philadelphia Real Estate Assessment Appeals

Cozen O'Connor on 9/21/2022

The City of Philadelphia has extended the deadline for the filing of a first level review of real estate assessment appeals to October 14, 2022. As such, there may be some confusion about this recent extension. ...more

The Appeals Process for Property Tax Appraisals

Freeman Law on 11/24/2020

Property tax, or ad valorem tax, is a fact of life for people and businesses in Texas. As one of the few states in the United States without income tax, Texas counties rely on property tax as a source of revenue to pay for...more

NJ – Property Tax Appeal Filing Deadline Extended To May 1st At The Earliest

Fox Rothschild LLP on 3/23/2020

On March 19, 2020, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued an order extending the filing deadline for local property tax appeals from the original April 1st deadline to at least May 1st, and possibly beyond. Per the order, the...more

[Webinar] Protecting Your Financial Base - The Significance of Tax Valuation Complaints and Appeals (Pre-K to 12) - January 22nd,...

Bricker Graydon LLP on 1/8/2020

In Ohio, approximately two-thirds of school district revenue is generated from property taxes, so it is important for school administrators to understand the legal process that affects increases and decreases in property tax...more

Ohio Property Owners: Deadline For Appeal Of Property Taxes Is Fast Approaching

Roetzel & Andress on 3/11/2019

If you own real estate or are contemplating a real estate purchase, give some thought to your property taxes. Specifically, give some thought to whether you might be able to reduce your property taxes. Every parcel of real...more

Upcoming Deadline for Filing Real Property Tax Complaints

UB Greensfelder LLP on 1/25/2019

Cuyahoga County and 18 other Ohio counties recently completed the state-mandated six-year reappraisal of all real property in those counties. In Cuyahoga County, across all property types, values rose overall by an average of...more

South Carolina Property Tax Case Highlights Valuation Issues

Burr & Forman on 1/17/2019

A recent decision by the South Carolina Administrative Law Court (ALC) highlights many of the valuation issues that can arise when property is appraised by a county assessor. In Taylor v. Aiken County Assessor, S.C. Admin....more

Records Containing Only Facts Are Not Subject to Section 7(1)(f) Predecisional Exemption

Franczek P.C. on 7/17/2018

Recently, an Illinois Court of Appeals issued a decision mandating disclosure of assessment records from the Cook County Assessor’s Office to the Chicago Tribune under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”)....more

Why Did My Property Tax Bill Go Up?

Tonkon Torp LLP on 11/10/2017

Property taxes have skyrocketed for many Oregonians this year – with some taxpayers experiencing double digit percentage increases over the year before and average increases in the Metro area of 11 % (Multnomah), 6.5 %...more

Michigan Tax News - January 2017

Dickinson Wright on 2/1/2017

Michigan’s 2017 property tax assessment notices are in the mail. Should you appeal? Local assessors are in the process of sending annual notices of real and personal property tax assessments to property owners/taxpayers,...more

Court Rejects PTAB Decision for Excluding Evidence of Deceased Appraiser

Franczek P.C. on 1/18/2017

At the end of 2016, the Illinois appellate court reversed and remanded a PTAB decision that excluded one party’s evidence because the appraiser who authored the appraisal died prior to the hearing. The case at issue, 1411...more

Alabama Property Tax Protest Season is Underway

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/23/2016

The 2016 property tax protest season has arrived. In Alabama, property tax valuations are handled on a county-by-county basis. Some counties mail valuation notices to all taxpayers. Others rely on publication notice and only...more

Jefferson County Taxpayers Have Until June 9, 2016 to Protest Real Property Values

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/20/2016

The Jefferson County Tax Assessor’s office mailed real property valuation notices on May 11, 2016. ...more

Proceed with Caution – Update on Indiana’s burden-shifting rules in property tax appeals

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 4/1/2016

When does the burden of proof shift to the Assessor in a property tax appeal? These recent Indiana Board of Tax Review rulings address that question. The Indiana Board of Tax Review (IBTR) addresses Indiana’s burden-shifting...more

Property Taxes: A Shopping Center May Not Always be a Shopping Center

Snell & Wilmer on 11/3/2015

In the world of real property taxes, Valuation + Classification = Assessed Valuation. Sounds simple, right? The County Assessor determines the first factor, valuation (subject to certain guidelines under applicable Arizona...more

Property Appeal Deadlines On Horizon

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 7/16/2014

As we noted in our last newsletter, the deadlines for property assessment appeals are looming. Deadlines for these appeals vary by county, but most are either August 1 or September 1, so now is the time to analyze your...more

County Property Assessment Appeals Deadlines Approaching!

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 5/28/2014

Those who pay property tax in Pennsylvania have an annual opportunity to appeal the assessed value of property. Deadlines for these appeals vary by county, but most are either August 1 or September 1, so now is the time to...more

Indiana homeowner failed to prove lack of uniformity in the assessment of his property

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 5/8/2014

Indiana’s burden-shifting statute doesn’t apply to uniformity claims, the Tax Court ruled in a recent decision in which it also held the Owner failed to show that the assessment of his home was non-uniform with those of other...more

Amended Appeals Remedy Procedural Defect

Cozen O'Connor on 2/12/2014

A panel of the Commonwealth Court modified an order of the Monroe County Court of Common Pleas that quashed certain real estate assessment appeals filed on a consolidated basis, but permitted the property owners to file...more

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