Magna Powertrain that does business with General Motors, Chrysler and Allison is expanding and creating 21 new jobs. Read more

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 Midland County commissioners agreed on Monday to provide a five-year tax abatement to Ultra Premium Oilfield Services, Ltd. Read more

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 Property tax revenue remains flat throughout Yolo County although some cities are starting to fare better as homeowners see property prices rise. Read more

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 Homeowners might get something in the mail that they might dread. 7 On Your Side looks at what you need to know to challenge your property tax assessment bill. Read more

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 Dawes County Commissioners heard from 18 taxpayers in person at valuation protest hearings this week, and 46 total protests on 63 parcels were filed with the county this year. Read more

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 Not a word was mentioned about teacher raises or how they could affect this year's budget in Monday night’s school board meeting. Read more

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 An overlooked bill for $140 nearly lead to a New Jersey plumber and his wife losing their home in a tax lien fight. Read more

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 The City Council unanimously approved the establishment of a Senior Citizen Property Tax Work-off Program at its July 23 meeting. Read more

 Harrisville won’t be raising property taxes this year. Following a recent work session, the city council unanimously agreed to postpone raising taxes this year and to make cuts elsewhere in the budget. Read more

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 The Cape Coral City Council set the 2012-13 not-to-exceed millage rate at the current rate. Read more

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 Talmadge Heflin's proposal of switching from a property tax to a sales tax is nothing more than a shell game. He states that it will be a “dollar-for-dollar tax swap” that is revenue-neutral for the state, but then goes on to state that it will boost personal income by $3.1 billion from a “massive boost in capital investment.”  Read more

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 Winter Haven residents will not face a property tax rate increase for next year, but they could notice some of the cuts the city will have to make. Read more

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 The Shawnee City Council on Monday adopted a revised 2012 budget and a 2013 budget that address several needs while holding the line on property taxes. Read more

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 Central residents will pay lower property taxes this year thanks to the school board's decision to forego about $350,000 more it stood to reap through reassessment of residential property. Read more

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 With the benefit of savings from projects that cost less than expected, the Columbia County Commission gave final approval to a property tax rate cut Tuesday. Read more

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 Carrollton City Council members unanimously approved a motion to keep property tax rates the same as last year, even though the city will take a loss for the second year in a row. Read more

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 A months-long dispute over the value of the former IBM campus is threatening to decimate the village’s property tax base. Read more

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 Tulsa County residents pay higher property taxes than two-thirds of homeowners across the country. Have you ever really looked at where those tax dollars go? Read more

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 Stanley Dressler was born in his house on 428 N. Grand Ave. in Bradley in 1920 -- and he's lived there ever since. So he gets frustrated every time his assessment goes up, as it has nearly every year in the 92 years he's been there.  Read more

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 New York City may collect an extra $950 million in property tax revenue from fiscal 2014 to 2016, because the U.S. Federal Reserve likely will keep interest rates low long enough to delay any dampening effect on the real estate market until 2017, the state comptroller said on Monday. Read more

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Recent News

Friday, January 11, 2013 - 8:36am

 The San Jacinto County Commissioners Court gave newly-elected Tax Assessor-Collector Kelly Selmer a few more days to obtain a bond and set a deadline with consequences if she couldn’t obtain one.Read More

Friday, January 11, 2013 - 8:38am

A proposal to put several previously exempt city properties, including many non-profit organizations, on the tax rolls received mixed reactions from the Budget Commission members, leaving Assessor Christopher Celeste with little direction as to how to proceed as he sends out the bills. Read More

Friday, January 11, 2013 - 8:39am

When Jean DeMaster sold her Hollywood district home and bought a cheaper house in East Portland, her first property tax bill was a shocker. The new house cost $50,000 less, but property taxes were $600 more. Read More

Friday, January 11, 2013 - 8:40am

“This is my last official meeting. It feels good, but it’s a bit scary,” said retiring Chief Appraiser Irma Salgado at a December 20 Presidio County Appraisal District board of directors meeting. Read More

Friday, January 11, 2013 - 8:42am

DuPage County taxpayers can toast to more than just a new year this month with The DuPage Airport Authority’s announcement that it has abated its 2013 tax levy by $500,000, bringing the total abatement since 2010 to $2.5 million. Read More