Tax reform panel releases report
Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:31:13 -0800

Simplification of business taxes , including elimination of the franchise tax . Requiring corporations to use the accounting practice known as combined reporting to minimize tax avoidance. A constitutional amendment to exempt intangible property from ad ...

PG&E making $148M in property tax payments to Calif. counties
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:39:31 -0800

More than $148 million is on its way to 49 California counties, as Pacific Gas and Electric Company delivers its property tax payments. Yolo County will receive $1.495 million as its share of payments. The amount, which PG&E is paying this week to the ...

Last-Minute Taxpayers Wait in Long Lines to Pay Taxes
Sun, 01 Jan 2012 08:33:14 -0800

Starkey was missing his personal property tax bill and couldn't access the bill online on the County Collector's website. Never got one, Starkey said, standing in one of two lines stretching back through the county Administration Building in St. ...

Oklahoma County property values are stable as tax deadline approaches
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:11:46 -0800

For information on taxes, qualifying for exemptions and other issues involving property taxes in Oklahoma County, go to www. oklahoma county. org/ assessor. The usual deadline to pay property taxes to the county treasurer is Dec. 31. ...

The top 10 property tax delinquents in Ingham County
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:44:54 -0800

by Andy Balaskovitz The annual list of property tax delinquents in Ingham County keeps growing, but at a much less alarming rate than recent years. And the Ingham County treasurer is hesitantly hopeful that the amount of foreclosure activity is about ...

THE CHIEF'S appraisal: Options for paying 2011 property taxes abound
Sun, 01 Jan 2012 04:06:22 -0800

Her column on tax issues appears on the first Sunday of each month. Local property taxes are due by the end of this month. If 2011 tax payments are not received or postmarked by Monday January 31, 2012 a seven percent penalty and interest fee will ...

Property Tax Exemption Applications Accepted
Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:55:48 -0800

By Tom Palmer BARTOW | If you want a property tax break in Polk County, now's the time to do it, Polk County Property Appraiser Marsha Faux advises. Faux said homeowners who wish to file for homestead exemption or property owners who wish to renew or ...

Push to end sick/vacation buyouts in NJ
Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:03:41 -0800

Christie's property tax -reform agenda, but there are still major components missing that need to be completed before this session expires in a few days. Taxpayers deserve the complete package of reforms that should have been delivered a year ago. ...

Vt. panel: Property tax records should be public; certain hospital errors ...
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:13:17 -0800

Dave gram ap montpelier, Vt. A panel of Vermont lawmakers looking at the state's public records law will recommend that property tax information even if it gives a big clue to someone's income should remain public. The Public Records ...

Live free? Well, maybe not from taxes after all
Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:06:13 -0800

Although people who relocate both their jobs and homes to New Hampshire would escape a state income tax, they would not escape property taxes . And because New Hampshire does not have an income or sales tax, the state has the fourth-highest property tax ...

Cumberland Matters: Cumberland County property tax deadline swiftly approaching
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:14:07 -0800

By Jon Soles Thursday is the last day to pay your Cumberland County property taxes . You can pay your taxes in person or you can pay online. If you're financing your home, and your property tax is paid through an escrow, your taxes are paid by the ...

Rybak years redefine Minneapolis
Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:48:54 -0800

Despite his change of heart this year on taxes, Rybak credits the increased property tax revenue for helping the city stop a crime wave, restore its top-notch credit rating and weather a recession. By many measures -- debt, violent crime, fires, ...

New Jersey officials want to make sure municipalities use tax abatements for ...
Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:43:23 -0800

State officials want municipalities to reduce their engagement in a "race to abate," the practice of luring businesses by offering ever-increasing tax breaks. New Jersey lets municipalities exempt businesses from paying certain property taxes to ...

Commercial properties facing higher taxes
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:02:24 -0800

House of Representatives research reveals that even though commercial and residential properties are losing value at similar rates, property taxes will go up substantially more on commercial properties next year. Apartment and multifamily properties ...

Tax Relief and Health Care Acts Shape 2011 Returns
Sun, 01 Jan 2012 13:12:58 -0800

Property acquired and placed in service between Sept. 9, 2010, and Dec. 31, 2011, may be eligible for 100% depreciation. Work opportunity tax credit. Employers who hire certain military veterans, young people and members of other targeted groups by Dec ...

Report Outlines Some Relief
Sun, 01 Jan 2012 04:33:48 -0800

"Hopefully, when the new commission starts up, they will begin by sinking their teeth into the more meatier, necessary and essential items to bring true property tax relief through mandate relief." Teresi acknowledged the fact that some had wanted to ...

Colorado Republicans want asset test for Medicaid
Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:02:18 -0800

The Homestead Exemption , which allows Coloradans 65 and older who have lived in their homes for at least 10 years to exempt 50 percent of the first $2000 of the property value of their homes from taxes , is not tested for either means or assets. ...

Tax changes good for area medical facilities, bad for governments
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:12:04 -0800

At Pierce County, whose slice of the property tax pie is far larger, financial officials are still assessing the effect. They won't know fully how much their revenues will be diminished until all of the exemption requests are processed. ...

Norwich taxes can be paid online
Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:53:57 -0800

Norwich City taxpayers can now view and pay their property tax bills online at the city's website. January taxes are due now, and must be paid no later than Feb. 1 to avoid interest. Anyone who purchased a motor vehicle after Oct. 1, ...

Home Calendar
Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:01:26 -0800

Business/real estate investing education: Property tax appeals -- let Mark Avery help you learn how to prepare for your 2012 "This Is Not a Tax Bill" from your city in March and "How to Appeal Your Property Taxes " notices, on 5:30-9:30 pm Jan. ...