CALIFORNIA

New property tax system, condo market evaluations among Carmen Chu's final projects as assessor San Francisco Examiner Assessor-Recorder Carmen Chu is stepping down to take a new position as city administrator. (Joel Engardio/Special to S.F. Examiner) ...

HAWAII

Bill would allow luxury property owners choice to send tax money to county or charity West Hawaii Today The tax, approved last year, imposes $13.60 tax per thousand dollars worth of property value over $2 million for property in the residential category, ...

LOUISIANA

State board unanimously approves economic incentives for ExxonMobil; new solar farm The Advocate Only $230.5 million of the expenditure is eligible for the state's Industrial Tax Exemption program, which would provide an 80% property tax abatement ...

MISSOURI

Parson backs tax breaks for Missouri stores ordered closed  Southwest Virginia Today  Parson told Missouri Press Association members and reporters that restaurants and other businesses shouldn't have to pay property taxes for times ...

NEBRASKA

Dawson County Assessor's office felt blindsided by criticisms from state Department of Revenue Lexington Clipper Herald This came as a shock to the assessor's office, which had no indication from prior audits anything was amiss. On Jan. 15, during a regular meeting of the ...

NEW JERSEY

Landlord's request led investigators to marijuana-growing operation, police say Cherry Hill Courier Post It said the application was rejected after Chesterfield's tax assessor conducted a "peripheral inspection" and concluded the site was not in agricultural ...

NEW MEXICO

New Mexico tax agency held in contempt by state Supreme Court  Santa Fe New Mexican  We are committed to ensuring property owners receive fair and consistent treatment, and that local governments receive all the property tax revenue they ...

OHIO

Mayor Dan Horrigan explains benefits of Akron's residential property tax abatement program Akron Beacon Journal According to analysis by Cleveland State University, Akron has lost 42% of its property tax base — falling $4.3 billion between 1960 and 2018 — a ...

WASHINGTON

Spokane County's housing market gained $5 billion in 2020  The Spokesman-Review  The Spokane County Assessor's Office reported a sharp spike in the median single-family home value over five years. A home's assessed value is ...