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Brusniak Turner Fine Updates 10/2/2019

Posted by John Brusniak | Oct 02, 2019 | 0 Comments

NATIONAL

Analysis: New Jersey, New Hampshire, Illinois have highest property tax rates
Daily Astorian
Local governments collect these taxes to support infrastructure, schools, and public safety. Property tax is determined by a local tax assessor's office.

The 10 Least Tax-Friendly States in the US
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
For example, property taxes in Illinois are the second-highest in the nation. If our hypothetical couple purchased a $400,000 home in the state, their ...

CALIFORNIA

The foundation of our property-tax system
Santa Clarita Valley Signal
By Jeff Prang, Los Angeles County assessor. My name is Jeff Prang. I am the 27th assessor of the great County of Los Angeles. I was elected in 2014, ...

IOWA

Iowa assessors win appeals over property value hikes
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
GRUNDY CENTER -- Owners of apartment buildings and nursing homes could avoid property tax hikes next year thanks to efforts of Iowa's assessors.

KENTUCKY

Owensboro property tax increase of VFW Post 696
14 News WFIE Evansville
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) - In Owensboro, property taxes on the river are increasing. For the VFW Post 696 that means their prime riverfront location ...

LOUISIANA

Newell: Affordable housing amendment is a "recipe for disaster"
WWL News, Talk, Sports Radio Station (blog)
The exemption may provide an exemption from ad valorem tax for the total assessed value of the property, or a portion thereof, or may grant the right to ...

MISSOURI

Frank White's property tax cut proposal falls flat in court
KCTV Kansas City
The property tax assessment mess in Jackson County continues to brew with no real solution. Monday, Frank White's $3 million tax cut proposal went ...

NEW YORK

Manhattan home prices are “near free-fall” as mansion tax kicks in
HousingWire
Manhattan home prices are cratering as the city's new “mansion tax” saps demand. The median sale price in the third quarter dropped 17% from a ...

TEXAS

County approves tax cut for Annova LNG company
KVEO-TV
This morning at the Cameron County Commissioner's Court in a 3-2 decision, county commissioners voting to approve the abatement for Annova LNG ...

About the Author

John Brusniak

John Brusniak, Jr. is the dean of Texas property tax litigation.  He was licensed to practice law in 1976,   His early career involved general litigation and appellate work in both the federal and state courts until he was handed his first property tax matter.  It arose prior to the implementatio...

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