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South Carolina businesses looking for ways to improve state tax policy
Monday, April 12, 2010 - 8:55am

The president of the state Chamber of Commerce said lawmakers have realized they made a mistake by adopting a controversial tax-relief law, but don’t know how to fix the problems it caused and don’t want to reverse the property tax relief for owner-occupied homes. Read more

$12.5 billion in appraised value lost
Friday, April 9, 2010 - 8:54am

The 25 largest taxpayers in Clark County lost a combined $12.5 billion in appraised value on their properties in 2010, according to new tax rolls released by the Clark County assessor’s office. The value of appraised properties among the top 25 as of April 1 totaled $41.2 billion, down from $53.7 billion a year ago, a 23 percent decline. The numbers include land and buildings only and not the property inside the buildings. Read more

Historic property may lose status
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 8:47am

DURHAM -- A further clampdown on Durham's historic-landmark program -- and the 50 percent property tax reduction that goes with it -- is likely to occur if several City Council members and county commissioners get their way.
Elected officials who sit on the Joint City/County Planning Committee went so far Wednesday as to signal that they'd be interested in rescinding some of the 72 landmark designations their two governments have approved since 1983. Read more

Nassau County Exec Mangano takes aim at real property assessment to reduce $250 million in waste
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 8:11am

Taking the first steps in fulfilling a campaign promise to fix the County's broken property tax assessment system, the two executive orders Mr. Mangano signed require commercial property owners to file a certified appraisal by October 1 in order to challenge their assessment, and all property owners will be assessed every four years instead of annually. Read more

St. Louis officials weigh asking nonprofits to chip in for services
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 10:14am

ST. LOUIS — Nonprofit organizations for decades have been immune to property taxes, with the understanding that the revenue cities lose is balanced against the resources and community service that the groups provide. But now, facing a $45 million gap in the budget next year, some St. Louis leaders are considering an option that could test the relationship with the city's most prestigious institutions — sort of like, hat in hand, hitting up a well-to-do relative for help on a house payment. Read more

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