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Brusniak Turner Fine Updates 8/8/2019

Posted by John Brusniak | Aug 08, 2019 | 0 Comments

INTERNATIONAL

Greece Has Third-Highest Property Taxation Rate in EU, After the UK and France
Greek Reporter
The property tax cuts first introduced by the previous left-wing government of SYRIZA in 2019, which the new conservative government of Kyriakos ...

ALABAMA

New Brockton approves Ben E. Keith abatement
The Southeast Sun
The New Brockton Town Council approved a resolution giving an abatement to Ben E. Keith's new distribution and Southeast Regional Headquarters ...

CONNECTICUT

A major tax deal for a prominent Hartford landlord
Danbury News Times
The deal provided Shelbourne property-tax relief by reducing assessments for a set period on several of its downtown Hartford properties, saving it ...

ILLINOIS

Despite Rising Property Taxes, Job Growth and Leasing Maintains Pace in Chicago
JLL
Recent property tax increases across Cook County will see homeowners paying on average 4% more.

Fritz Kaegi on his plan to be the most transparent tax man in America
Chicago Agent magazine (press release) (blog)
When Fritz Kaegi took office as Cook County Tax Assessor in December, homeowners and real estate agents had a lot of questions. But Kaegi ...

IOWA

Five Des Moines metro cities overwhelmingly approve local option sales tax in Tuesday's special ...
DesMoinesRegister.com
Where the money will go: 50% will be used for property tax relief with the other half going toward city projects, including a new public safety facility, ...

MASSACHUSETTS

Macy's wins $263425 tax abatement
Woburn Daily Times
BURLINGTON - The Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board ruled that the Burlington of Assessors overvalued the Macy's property in the Burlington Mall ...

MISSOURI

Independence Center challenging Jackson County property assessment
KMBC Kansas City
The Jackson County assessor said it will take until early November to settle property tax challenges. County officials are working through more than ...

TEXAS

More gas companies file for refunds
Wise County Messenger
Chief appraiser of the Wise County Central Appraisal District Mickey Hand has sent notices to entities in the county in June and July that several ...

VIRGINIA

County mulls new trial in fight over McKee tax assessment
The Daily Progress
During the trial, the county's expert, real estate appraiser William Harvey, who ... But the Supreme Court, in an opinion issued by Chief Justice Donald ...

WASHINGTON

Washington expands property tax relief for seniors and disabled
Q13 FOX
SEATTLE -- New laws enacted in Washington will expand property tax relief programs to seniors and disabled citizens, according to the Washington ...

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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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