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Dallas County faces $56.5 million budget shortfall
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 8:19am

Dallas County faces a $56.5 million budget shortfall this year, mainly because of an anticipated steep drop in property tax revenue, county officials said Tuesday. Property taxes account for half of county revenues. County Budget Director Ryan Brown said $31 million of the shortfall can be attributed to the expected fall in property values. Read more

With AB 2492, Ammiano Closes A '$7.5 Billion' Commercial Property Tax Loophole
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 8:32am

The idea of a revision to the state’s property tax law - established with passage of Proposition 13 - is not new to Sacramento. It was born, say revision proponents, with the post-Prop 13 realization that what defines a commercial property sale would not be the same as what defines a residential property sale. This legal definition created a corporate tax loophole unintended by the overwhelming number of California voters who supported the initiative. Read more

Downtown Gets Boost From Tax Break Extension
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 8:22am

NEW YORK CITY-One of the key elements of a program for rehabilitating older building stock in Lower Manhattan had its lease renewed, so to speak, as the state legislature voted Monday to extend a tax break for four more years. The abatement in property tax and reduction in commercial rent tax through the city’s Commercial Revitalization Program are available to commercial tenants that take space in pre-1975 buildings south of Canal Street. The measure, sponsored by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and State Sen. Daniel Squadron, has been submitted to Gov. David Paterson for his signature. Read more

Measure to abolish ND property taxes approved
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 8:16am

Supporters of abolishing North Dakota property taxes may begin gathering petition signatures to put the idea on the ballot. Secretary of State Al Jaeger has approved the ballot initiative for circulation. It would change the North Dakota Constitution to eliminate property taxes, starting in January 2012. Read more

Green Acres continues to evolve
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 7:53am

Anyone close to the latest news on the effects splattering down from changes to the Green Acres tax program, related new programs and the surge in property taxes faced by many rural landowners knows it is just that -- the latest news. Read more

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