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A new law that could have sweeping impacts on Georgia school districts’ property tax revenue was passed earlier this year, but its implementation is conditioned upon the passing of a constitutional amendment by statewide...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
Under the Michigan Revised School Code, a school district with voter approval may levy a sinking fund tax to pay for certain allowable capital improvement projects and purchases, which include the construction and renovation...more
As a result of the 2023 valuation update, several counties have requested all jurisdictions, including school districts, to voluntarily give back millage to reverse the impact of inflationary increases on collections,...more
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
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
Act 57 of 2022 amends the Pennsylvania Local Tax Collection Law and requires School District Tax Collectors to waive additional charges for taxpayers who did not receive notice of real estate taxes when a property or mobile...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
On Monday Governor Pritzker signed into law Public Act 102-0895 (Senate Bill 1975) creating Section 18-190.7 of the Property Tax Code, which modifies how certain school districts and other units of local government can...more
The Governor of Ohio signed amended House Bill 126 into law on April 21, 2022, greatly restricting the ability of Ohio’s public school districts to challenge property tax valuations. Once the law goes into effect on July...more
On December 15, 2021, the Ohio Senate passed its version of House Bill 126 (which proposed to modify the procedure when a school district challenges a property tax valuation). Instead of merely modifying the procedure to...more
On Friday Governor Pritzker signed into law Public Act 102-0519 (Senate Bill 508) creating Section 18-233 of the Property Tax Code, which implements an automatic levy increase to be applied by county tax extension officials...more
The Ohio Supreme Court issued an important decision today clarifying the proper method under Ohio law to value big box stores - in this case, a Lowe’s store. The Ohio Supreme Court rejected the property owner’s argument...more
July 26, 2021 marks the effective date of Ohio Senate Bill 57, which opens a special 30-day window for property owners to seek real property tax reductions for tax year 2020 due to COVID-19. Property owners must timely...more
Last week, Mayor Kenney formally introduced his budget to City Council. His proposed budget includes: Public Strategies provides more detailed analysis of the budget proposal here. ...more
In the next few weeks, Cook County school districts and other taxing agencies will be receiving notices from the State’s Attorney’s Office that the tax rate objection complaints for the 2011 to 2014 tax years are being...more
Ohio law permits property owners and school districts to participate in administrative appeals regarding the valuation of real estate. School districts derive substantial revenue from property taxes, while property owners...more
After a very difficult 2020, Illinois school districts received a well-deserved present on December 24 when the First District Illinois Appellate Court issued a decision rejecting a tax rate objection and upholding the...more
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
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
The Illinois Appellate Court recently issued two decisions involving property tax assessments, each being noteworthy for a different reason. One is noteworthy because it focuses on the longstanding legal principle that a...more
Last Friday the Illinois Appellate Court for the Third District shot down a tax increment financing (TIF) district created by the City of Crest Hill finding that the parcels within the proposed TIF area were not contiguous...more
On Thursday, July 23, 2020, Governor Tom Wolf signed into law Act 75 of 2020 (introduced as S.B. 1125) that allows school districts the option to extend their real estate tax discount periods and their base periods, as well...more
In yet another change brought about by COVID-19, the Cook County Board of Review is now providing notice of new Property Tax Appeal Board (PTAB) appeals by electronic mail. ...more
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