INTERNATIONAL

China's plan for a tax on property takes an unexpected twist thanks to the trade war South China Morning Post Beijing's plan to unveil a nationwide property tax could become a casualty of the escalating US-China trade war, as efforts to push ahead with draft ...

INDIANA

Lawyer: Cost not worth effort to recoup tax exemption funds Chicago Tribune Assessor Jon Snyder said he was somewhat disappointed with the board's decision but respected it and ultimately was happy that an improper ...

KANSAS

County Commission approves 75 percent tax abatement for business expansion  The Hutchinson News  The Reno County Commission voted Tuesday to grant a Medora-area manufacturer a partial tax abatementon a nearly $1 million expansion at its ...

MAINE

Bucksport meets top taxpayer halfway on its request for a tax break Bangor Daily News Under the new deal, with the property valued at $50 million, it will pay $815,000, according to the abatementnotice filed by Bucksport Tax Assessor ...

MISSOURI

St. Louis County Assessor calls Northwest Plaza tax appeal 'appalling' STLtoday.com CLAYTON — The St. Louis County assessor on Wednesday called on the owners of the former Northwest Plaza to drop their “appalling” tax appeal on ...

NEBRASKA

Community votes against Chase County hospital bond measure KFXL Fox Nebraska (press release) The county assessor's office said the average homeowner would have paid about $90 a year more in property taxes if the measure had passed.

NEW YORK

Curran vetos elected assessor law; Nicolello calls for override The Island Now Nassau County Executive Laura Curran vetoed a law that would make the county assessor an elected position on Tuesday, suggesting the proposal ...

OHIO

Groundbreaking to take place on Harrison Power Plant in July WTOV Steubenville Thirty-one million dollars from the power plant's tax abatement agreement will benefit all of Harrison County while creating as many as 500 temporary ...

TENNESSEE

Shelby County may be missing out on millions of PILOT tax dollars FOX13 Memphis SHELBY CO., Tenn. - The Shelby County Tax Assessor said officials are potentially missing out on millions of dollars in tax revenue. Melvin Burgess ...

TEXAS

Fort Worth to get 500 new jobs from Stanley Black & Decker's new manufacturing plant Fort Worth Star-Telegram Stanley Black & Decker was considering a site in Ohio, but Fort Worth was able to offer a 40 percent tax abatement for the $50 million project to be ...