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Brusniak Turner Fine Updates 5/15/2020

Posted by John Brusniak | May 15, 2020 | 0 Comments

INTERNATIONAL

Top 12 countries without Property Tax
Adam Fayed
Property Tax – A 'Property Tax' is an 'Ad Valorem Tax' that is applicable to a person's property. The taxes that are grouped under the category of Ad ...

DELAWARE

Delaware's property tax system was ruled unconstitutional. So what comes next?
The News Journal
It is a system in which some property owners pay taxes on a low percentage of their property's present-day worth, while others, often those whose ...

ILLINOIS

Cook County Board to vote on waiving 1.5% interest fee on late property taxpayments through Oct. 1
Chicago Tribune
Cook County officials plan to waive late penalties on property taxes due in the summer for two months, potentially easing the strain on homeowners ...

KANSAS

CORONAVIRUS: Senate Tax Committee approves plan to delay property taxpenalties and interest ...
KVOE
The Senate Assessment and Tax Committee is proposing changes to push property tax interest and penalty deadlines to August and eliminate ...

NEW YORK

NYC homeowners could get a coronavirus property tax break
New York Daily News
For property owners not facing immediate coronavirus hardship, the commission also recommended a taxreduction. For those late payers, the ...

TEXAS

Kolkhorst says she's alarmed over 'aggressive' property tax appraisals
Fort Bend Herald
State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst said she is “alarmed” with what she deems “aggressive” property tax appraisals in Fort Bend County. She's asking the Fort ...

Property tax protests soar during COVID-19 pandemic
KHOU.com
The state tax code requires property values be appraised on Jan. 1. That was during a robust real estate market before COVID-19 came barreling ...

Bell County property values rise 8.11% to $21.5 billion, preliminary figures show
The Killeen Daily Herald
The appraisal district only sets property values while taxing entities, such as cities and school districts, set the tax rates. Texas law mandates properties ...

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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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