Farmers in Haywood County said an upcoming tax increase on their property could affect the fate of their farms. Read More

Wharton says city all out of one-time savings gimmicks. Read More

I recently wrote about Christ Church Pentecostal of Nashville’s litigation with the Tennessee Board of Equalization.  The issue was whether a portion of the church facility was subject to local property tax.  The Court ruled that, for the periods in question 7% of the facility was not exempt.  That would be the portions used as a bookstore/cafe and a fitness center. Read More

Nothing like a tax case to get into fundamental questions about religion.  The most recent one is between Christ Church Pentecostal of Nashville and the Tennessee State Board of Equalization.  Christ Church Pentecostal (CCP)  is what is known as a megachurch. Read More

The average Davidson County homeowner will pay lower property taxes after the latest countywide reappraisal found residential property values declined in most parts of the county, Property Assessor George Rooker Jr. said Wednesday. Read More

Cleveland leaders tentatively have agreed to support a 12.4 percent city property tax increase as a way to boost police and firefighter personnel numbers and provide a 3.5 percent cost-of-living raise to city employees. Read More

ProNova Solutions, the high-tech manufacturing company led by

Terry Douglass, will pay nothing for land at the Pellissippi Place technology park, under a deal approved today by the park’s operating committee. Read More

Blount County Tax Revolt is looking to change county government and get citizens more involved in making decisions on taxes. Read More

The United States Attorney's Office has put a lien on the home of former Putnam County Property Assessor, Rhonda Chaffin. Read More

 A state tax break that lawmakers designed to preserve farmland and other green spaces is open to abuse because of spotty reporting and poor record keeping, according to a review of recent state audits. Read More

Tennessee businesses – such as manufacturers, healthcare providers and others – with tangible personal property subject to ad valorem taxation in Tennessee should take note of the recent decision by the Assessment Appeals Commission (AAC) of the Tennessee Board of Equalization in In re: Signal Mountain Cement Company (Hamilton County, Tax Years 2008-2011). The AAC's holding likely results in greater tax liabilities for taxpayers relying on Tennessee standard valuation due to the AAC's approval of the inclusion of shipping, engineering, installation, tax, and other intangible expenses in the original cost of such assets for valuation purposes. Taxpayers should consider reporting nonstandard values determined utilizing a fair market value in exchange valuation approach as an option to reduce their tax exposure. Read More

County commissioners are bracing for a loss of revenue resulting from more than 700 settlements on property tax appraisals in the past few months, including a nearly $434,000 refund to the Embassy Suites Hotel. Read More

Two Memphis City Council members Monday proposed a referendum aimed at raising the city's sales tax rate to generate $27 million annually for pre-kindergarten education and another $20 million to reduce city property taxes. Read More

 NewsChannel 5 Investigateshas confirmed federal agents served a search warrant on the home of former Putnam County Property Assessor Rhonda Chaffin. Read more

 The Tennessee Court of Appeals is considering whether a bookstore and a cafe within a tax-exempted church should be subject to property taxes. Read more

 Advocates for a South Nashville megachurch argued in the Tennessee Court of Appeals this morning that a gym, bookstore and cafe on its property “fit the spiritual needs of the congregation” and thus should not be subject to property taxes. Read more

 Property taxes owed for 2010 are delinquent on more than 1,400 pieces of property in Henry County. Read more

 Folks who lose homes to fire, flooding, tornadoes or other disaster can get a break in property taxes until their houses are rebuilt, Rutherford County Property Assessor Rob Mitchell said. Read more

 McMinn County's Property Assessor office is being tight lipped about accusations that Property Assessor Jerry Anderson was caught shoplifting last month. However, residents are approaching the issue differently. Read more

 Two bitter political foes — one the current Roane County property assessor and the other his predecessor — are bickering over a building's value, with the amount of property taxes owed at stake. Read more