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Brusniak Turner Fine Updates 1/10/2020

Posted by John Brusniak | Jan 10, 2020 | 0 Comments

CANADA

Toronto is now paying the price for a decade of low property taxes, report says
Toronto Star
It makes the case for council to raise new revenues through three measures: Increasing the municipal land transfer tax on luxury homes, introducing a ...

COLORADO

Median property value rose 50 percent in 2 years in Elyria-Swansea and Globeville — again
Denverite
In January, Denver residents can expect to see in their mailbox tax notices from the Treasury Division based on new property valuations by Denver's ...

ILLINOIS

Illinois Lawmakers Spar over Property Tax Relief
WTTW News
Illinois has some of the highest property taxes in the country, which many people have blamed for the mass exodus from the state in recent years.

Eastland Mall Loses Bid For Lower Tax Bill; State Appeal Could Be Next
WGLT News
If CBL had won, its annual property tax bill would have fallen by around $308,595. Instead, the Board of Review stuck with the $32 million value, Chief ...

INDIANA

Automotive Parts Maker In Goshen One Step Closer To Tax Abatement
WVPE
An Automotive parts company in Goshen is one step closer to getting a tax abatement to help with a $26 million expansion. Benteler Automotive is an.

MAINE

Some nonprofits pay town taxes
Mount Desert Islander
According to Criterion board president Richard Cleary, the organization pays property tax according to Maine law due to how the building is used.

MICHIGAN

Detroit adds 25-percent property-tax exemption for homeowners to reduce foreclosures
Iosco County News Herald
Detroit officials announced Wednesday the city is expanding its Homeowners Property Tax Assistance Program (HPTAP) to include a 25-percent ...

TEXAS

Dallas County Grants New $300000 Tax Abatement to Zume
The Texan
Property tax abatements are a common tool used by local governments to encourage businesses to come to their city or county. This week, Dallas ...

WISCONSIN

Why Property Taxes Always Go Up In Wisconsin
MacIverInstitute
By Bill Osmulski. Loopholes and exceptions in Wisconsin's property tax law ensure tax bills always go up despite levy limits and other political fixes.

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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