ARIZONA

Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen indicted in adoption fraud AZCentral.com Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen has been indicted in an adoption fraud scheme, the Arizona Attorney General's Office confirmed late ...

CALIFORNIA

Couple that sold their home to Mark Zuckerberg for $14 million gets a property tax surprise Pacifica Tribune But according to David Ginsborg, deputy assessor for Santa Clara County, the $4.9 million assessment is fair. “Just because there's a transaction,” ...

ILLINOIS

Federal monitor: Kaegi not on 'effective path' to end oversight of assessor's office hiring Chicago Sun-Times Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is under fire from a court-appointed monitor for delays in implementing new hiring policies meant to keep politics ...

INDIANA

Tax abatement denied for solar farm The Herald Bulletin ANDERSON – A request for a 10-year tax abatement for the proposed Lone Oak Solar Energy Center was defeated Tuesday by the Madison County ...

MISSOURI

Officials dispute assessor's claim property rates deliberately kept low KMBC Kansas City The Jackson County assessor told a Missouri House committee Monday that property taxes were deliberately kept low for years. A former assessor ...

NEW JERSEY

Paterson gives $4 million tax break to developer in 30-year PILOT agreement Paterson Times He found it distasteful that the complex is seeking a second tax abatement. On Aug. 16, 1971, the City Council granted a tax abatement to the Jewish ...

TEXAS

2 Harris County Commissioners skip meeting, forcing property tax rate cut KHOU.com Texas law requires four out of the five commissioners to be present to vote on a tax rate increase. The property tax rate must be set by Oct. 11.

WEST VIRGINIA

Property tax dispute turns to debate over verbal vs. written communication WV News She said when assessor staff members visited the property, her husband ... the deputy assessor came out and agreed that it was under construction.