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Brusniak Turner Fine Updates 6/24/2022

Posted by John Brusniak | Jun 24, 2022 | 0 Comments

NATIONAL

New York City Is King for Top Office Property Tax Bills
GlobeSt
At $75.29 million, the price tag for an office building would be significant but not crazy. But that was also the annual tax bill that Macklowe Properties received for the General Motors Building in Manhattan, according to PropertyShark.


CONNECTICUT

Connecticut General Assembly Exempts Certain Electric Vehicle Charging Stations from Property Taxes & Mandates Their Installation at Newly Constructed Facilities
JDSUPRA
The Act further mandates that all new state facilities constructed on or after January 1, 2023—in which construction costs exceed $100,000—have level two electric vehicle charging stations installed in at least 25% of the facility's parking spaces.


OHIO

Who pays property taxes to support services when the economy is dominated by nonprofits?
Ideastream Public Media
Fifty years ago when Clevelanders needed to fund schools, pay for parks or expand libraries they relied on booming tax revenue from large companies. General Motors, Republic Steel Corp. and Ford Motor Co. employed thousands of people and provided a tax base to fund services for the community.


RHODE ISLAND

RI Senate tries to save tax break bill for solar energy developers
The Providence Journal
Senate leaders are doing a legislative loop-de-loop to try to save a potential tax break for solar energy developers that was narrowly defeated by a Senate committee on Tuesday in the face of strong opposition from the cities and towns.


SOUTH CAROLINA

South Carolina Passes Targeted Tax Reform Legislation
Parker Poe
The South Carolina General Assembly passed tax reform legislation providing targeted relief to individuals and to manufacturers, including (i) a one-time rebate of up to $700 in 2021 taxes for individuals; (ii) cuts to the individual income tax rates; and (iii) a reduction of the effective property tax assessment ratio for manufacturers from about 9 percent down to as low as 6 percent.


TEXAS

Denton CAD chief appraiser presents defense of her work to Board of Directors
dentonrc.com
“Hope, one thing I have found to be true in public service. Occasionally someone will disagree with you and instead of getting the facts, they choose to attack and discredit. Please be assured, everyone I know with the municipalities have total faith in you and your staff.”

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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