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Brusniak Turner Fine Updates 6/2/2021

Posted by John Brusniak | Jun 02, 2021 | 0 Comments

INTERNATIONAL

China Revisits Plan for a Property Tax. What That Could Mean for Housing Prices and Consumer ...
Barron's
Earlier this month, the Ministry of Finance and four related agencies released a statement saying they had met to discuss “piloting real-estate tax reform.”.

COLORADO

Businesses may see lower assessed values and taxes due to COVID-19 
South Tahoe Now 
El Dorado County follows assessment guidance provided by the California Assessors Association (CAA) and develops business valuation factors in ...

FLORIDA

Most Martin County tax valuations grow; only one municipality had its values drop this yea
TCPalm
... in taxable value, said Karl Andersson, chief deputy of the Property Appraiser's Office. Indian town's early estimated tax valuation is about $2 billion.

Your taxes likely will go up as South Florida's property values keep rising
Sun Sentinel
You'll likely pay a higher tax bill this year as home property values keep soaring in South Florida during the pandemic. Properties have increased an ...

LOUISIANA

Police Jury Overturns Tax Abatement Decision for EI Williams
Minden Press-Herald
Williams a tax abatement. This decision was met with some resistance from local members of the business community, as the incentive is used to entice ...

NEW JERSEY


A tax break for veterans waits for Murphy's signature
NJ Spotlight
Bill would expand property-tax benefit to disabled vets living in housing cooperatives, giving them the same break others have had for decades.

NEW YORK

Syracuse area's ritziest mansion jumps in value by nearly $10 million
syracuse.com
The new value would increase property taxes to about $570,000 a year if the tax rate stays the same for 2021. The taxes alone are more than three ...

RHODE ISLAND

On Providence's East Side, a battle brews between Brown University and longtime residents
The Boston Globe
... tax-exempt status raises worries about homeowner's property tax rates ... 2020 that Brown University was looking to further develop properties within ...

SOUTH CAROLINA

Greenville councilman must pay $55.6K in back taxes for Anderson lake house, court rules
Charleston Post Courier
After an audit, the assessor's office charged the back taxes plus nonpayment penalties and late fees to Fant, who contested the ruling. Anderson ...

TEXAS

El Paso appraisal district executive: Commercial values stagnant or a little lower this year
KTSM 9 News
So, that may balance some tradeoffs in revenue produced from commercial valuations. But there are 700 lawsuits against the appraisal district, 10 ...

Property tax disaster loophole for a pandemic closed by the 87th Congress 
Texas News Today 
... law that allows local governments to overturn the new property tax hike restrictions and raise ad valorem tax by up to 8% without causing elections.

Governor Abbott Signs Back The Blue Legislation
Office of the Texas Governor
HOUSE BILL 1900 (Goldman/Huffman) freezes property tax revenues for cities with a population over 250,000 that defund the police. Under this law ...

VIRGINIA

Sticker shock in Warren over vehicle tax bills
Northern Virginia Daily
Board Chairwoman Cheryl L. Cullers asked Sours to explain the reasons for the increased property values in response to the public's recent questions ...

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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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