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Brusniak Turner Fine Updates 7/24/2019

Posted by John Brusniak | Jul 24, 2019 | 0 Comments

NATIONAL

Uncle Sam is Eating Larger Pieces of Farm Income, Economists Say
Successful Farming
A topic producers frequently mention to us is property taxes. After the farm economy boom pushed farmland values higher, property taxes for most ...

CALIFORNIA

County's tax roll exceeds $300 billion
Valley News
Assessor-Clerk-Recorder Peter Aldana said data in the current roll was vetted and verified by the county's "new state-of-the-art property tax system,'' ...

MASSACHUSETTS

Nonprofit proposing Holyoke group home agrees to pay $8000 a year in lieu of taxes
MassLive.com
HOLYOKE — The nonprofit behind a proposed group home at 11 Yale St. has agreed to pay the city $8,000 annually in lieu of taxes.

PENNSYLVANIA

Judge rules against Philly's assessments of high-rise condos with tax abatement
The Philadelphia Inquirer
A Philadelphia judge ruled last week that the city's method for assigning land values to nearly 300 luxury condo units that have a 10-year tax ...

TEXAS

Japanese company to bring 900 jobs to Cibolo, build $400 million plant
WOAI
CIBOLO, Texas — A Japanese company said they will bring 900 jobs to Cibolo as well as build a $400 million plant in the San Antonio suburb.

Fort Worth area official sets up clash with new law on appraisal districtemployees
The Texas Monitor
Armstrong is the director of residential appraisals for the Tarrant Appraisal District, which sets property values for homeowners in 21 school districts, ...

TCAD loses Catherine Tower lawsuits at cost of nearly $850000
The Austin Bulldog
Five local government agencies collecting property taxes must refund more than $638,000 in taxes already paid, plus interest. The appraisal district ...

City budget discussions continue, commercial property valuations fall
El Paso Times
City budget discussions continue, commercial property valuations fall ..... City Council prepares to adopt its finances and tax rate for fiscal year 2020.

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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