From Susan Kniep, President
The Federation of Connecticut Taxpayer Organizations,
Inc.
Website: http://ctact.org/
email: fctopresident@ctact.org
860-524-6501
May 14, 2006
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!
WELCOME TO THE 74rd EDITION OF
TAX TALK
This Tax Talk
publication is dedicated to the issue of
PROPERTY
TAXES
Property taxes are Taxes on Unrealized Capital Gains. We may never sell our homes, but as home values
increase, we are forced to pay increased property taxes. If we do not pay our property taxes, the
government will lien our property and can ultimately force the sale of our
homes.
The following are contained within Tax Talk 74
·
Donna McCalla’s spreadsheet on Tax
Increases throughout Connecticut
·
Susan Kniep’s comments before the
State Legislature on Property Tax Reform
·
A link to FCTO’s website to view
the many web links regarding Property Taxes throughout the United States
********
A SPECIAL
THANK YOU TO DONNA MCCALLA
TAX INCREASES THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT
A sincere thank you to Donna McCalla
of Hebron Dollars and Sense for again providing
us with a compilation of Tax Increases throughout Connecticut. Please read Donn’s
comments below.
Please also respond to Donna’s request for assistance as she
notes: “I am sure there are budget results not reflected in this spreadsheet,
and would appreciate any input you can provide, specifically: municipal spending increase, education
spending increase, results of any budget votes, date of budget votes, and vote
counts of any budget decisions. For
example, if a budget was passed at town meeting, please let me know if the
budget was passed by voice vote, or ballot, and what the ballot count was. If budget was passed by a Town Council, let
me know the Council vote, and if the vote was along party lines.”
Donna’s worksheet is in Excel. Click here to Down load the file. Susan Kniep
********
A message from Donna McCalla:
Donna McCalla, ctjodi@sbcglobal.net
Hebron Dollars and Sense
CT Tax Increase
Comparisons Spreadsheet FY 2006-07
May 14, 2006
Hello, all. I
apologize for the lateness of this report.
Last year, I agreed to track municipal spending increase requests, as
well as education spending increases, but both have proved to be moving targets
throughout the budget process.
So far, I have been able to document 23 budget defeats, and
53 budget passages. Thanks to Dowd Muska for his assistance!
The average defeated tax increase proposal is 5.95% (includes multiple
referenda); the average approved tax increase is 4.94%. I expect that in the end, the average
approved tax increase will decrease at least .5%, based on history, and based
on several budget proposals that have not yet been voted on.
If you remember, last year, on May 16, I sent you a budget
synopsis for FY 2005-06, which I find fairly interesting in looking at the FY
2006-07 numbers: “There are now 30 defeated budgets, 62 passed budgets, and one budget
(Ashford) that actually resulted in a tie vote, and will go back for a
revote. Statistically, this 2-1 margin,
at this point in the budget season, is historical.” It appears we are almost in the same place
this year as we were last year, given all the variables, and last year was
historically significant for the number of budget defeats and multiple
referenda.
While the municipal data in particular is sketchy, there is
still enough data to make some projections.
We have data (or some data) from over 50% of the towns and regional
school districts.
The average proposed tax increase is 5.07%, which is
telling, given the average proposed tax increase passed so far (4.94%), and the
average proposed tax increase defeated so far (5.95%). Education budget increases are averaging
5.98%, and proposed municipal increases (which has
been the hardest data to attain) are averaging 5.2%. Part of the problem with municipal data
involves Capital Expenditures, and how they are reported in a town budget,
i.e., as a separate line item or in combination with municipal spending.
Please note that there are multiple worksheets that sort
this year’s data alphabetically, by total proposed tax increase, and by vote
results. Other worksheets provide
history from previous years.
I am sure there are budget results not reflected in this
spreadsheet, and would appreciate any input you can provide, specifically: municipal spending increase, education spending
increase, results of any budget votes, date of budget votes, and vote counts of
any budget decisions. For example, if a
budget was passed at town meeting, please let me know if the budget was passed
by voice vote, or ballot, and what the ballot count was. If budget was passed by a Town Council, let
me know the Council vote, and if the vote was along party lines.
Thanks, Donna
********
A message from Susan Kniep,
President of FCTO
May 14, 2006
On December 1,
2005 and again in March, 2006 I spoke at the hearings held by the State
Legislature on Connecticut’s Property Tax System, to include proposed Bill 701
- http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=701&which_year=2006&SUBMIT1.x=13&SUBMIT1.y=8
The following are
excerpts from my remarks ….
Property owners
throughout Connecticut
are struggling to maintain ownership of their most prized possession, their
homes. With annual property tax
increases exceeding their income growth, many property owners are forced to
choose between the basic necessities of life or their property taxes to keep
from losing their homes.
There is a
correlation between the property tax structure in our State, and the Eminent
Domain issue in Connecticut
where private interests can usurp the rights of private property owners if the
price is right. If someone cannot afford
to pay their property taxes, a lien by the municipality is placed on their home
or business. Ultimately a municipality
can force the sale of that property to a private party.
The injustice in Connecticut’s property
tax structure is that we are being taxed on unrealized capital gains. Unlike our stocks or bonds wherein we are
taxed upon the cash we receive as a result of sale or any interest or dividends
actually received, the value of our home is something simply written on paper by
Revaluation companies. We do not realize
the actual value of our home until it is sold.
Therefore, we do not have the cash in hand to pay for the steady
property tax increases year after year.
State Statutes
governing Revaluation place a cost burden on taxpayers not only through the significant
increases of our properties as documented on a piece of paper but also on
municipalities which must budget to facilitate the process. In essence, the State is keeping those within
the Revaluation industry in business, while taxpayers become poor.
The property tax
system in Connecticut
is in crisis. I am in real estate. I have heard from young and old alike who
cannot continue to sustain annual property tax increases. Yet, we cannot address this issue without
concurrently looking at the issue of State Mandates. Those laws which the State
imposes upon municipalities which carry a financial burden upon local property
taxpayers. Two mandates which
are bankrupting municipalities are Binding Arbitration
and Prevailing Wage. Our laws must be
changed to prevent the driving costs of wage and healthcare benefits in union
contracts due to Binding Arbitration and the high cost of construction born by
local taxpayers due to the existing Prevailing Wage mandates. Approximately, 75% to 85% of municipal
budgets support municipal personnel related expenses. While those who work in the private sector
“At Will” are losing their jobs, or taking a cut in pay and/or paying more for
healthcare benefits for themselves, they are also picking up the tab to pay for
high healthcare, pensions and wage costs for town employees which are factored
into municipal budgets and which are driving up property taxes.
Municipalities,
unlike the State, have only two primary means of raising revenue, property taxes and
fees. In contrast, the State of Connecticut has placed a
tax on nearly every facet of our life, from the tax on a movie to the
conveyance tax on the sale of our homes.
I emphasize that
property owners can no longer sustain continued property tax increases. The solution to this crisis is to adopt Bill
701 and to not impose property tax increases until a property undergoes a
change in ownership.
Further, we must reform our state
mandates and think out of the box.
At the end of
2005, I had written to Governor Rell and legislators
proposing that municipalities be allowed to retain 1% of the 6% sales tax
generated from new businesses.
Further, there should be a mandatory audit of municipalities which
receive at least thirty per cent of their revenues in any fiscal year from the
state. This was a proposal made last
year by the legislature and should be enacted.
Also, it has
become apparent that our taxes have been driven by corrupt business practices
at the state and in some municipal governments.
It is also apparent that we have an urgent need for true campaign
finance reform to prevent influence peddling usurping sound business
practices. The State and the 169 individual
towns must put their finances in order.
There must be accountability of government expenses while concurrently
providing accountability of those who have a fiduciary responsibility over the
money taxpayers give them to finance State and local Budgets.
Thank you for your
time. In summary, we ask that you
approve Bill 701 and thereby implement a
tax structure which establishes the true assessed value of a home upon its
actual sale, allow municipalities to retain 1% of the 6% sales tax generated
from new businesses, reform state mandates and give local governments greater control
over their costs, require audits and provide accountability of how our money is
being spent, and most importantly, implement sound business practices by
instilling strong ethical standards and end the corruption which has permeated
our state and some of our municipalities.
********
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MANY CONCERNS BEING EXPESSED NATIONALLY FOR ESCALATING PROPERTY TAXES
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DFL, GOP laying groundwork for fight over property taxes
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Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Fort
Wayne,IN,USA
... Montana on Thursday. The reason? Most Allen
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Ventura County
Star (subscription) - Ventura county,CA,USA
... The boon in property taxes comes almost three decades after California voters curtailed property taxes when they passed Proposition 13. ...
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Noblesville Ledger - IN, USA
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Montgomery Advertiser - Montgomery,AL,USA
... Moore of course supports
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Allen County homeowners to see drop in property taxes
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
... The area seeing the biggest
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The State - Columbia,SC,USA
... That’s about 60 percent of
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2TheAdvocate - Baton Rouge,LA,USA
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... to these property owners so they know what they
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Legislators will seek balance between sales, property taxes
Utica Observer Dispatch - Utica,NY,USA
... "The board isn't in
favor of any high rise in property
taxes," he said, adding,
"We're going to have to look at where we can cut.". ...
Lege looking to spend surplus
UT The Daily Texan - Austin,TX,USA
... Neeley
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$1.50 per $100 in assessed property
value constitutes a statewide property
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Baltimore Sun - United States
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Standoff Over Property
Taxes Threatens Band of
Polygamists
New York Times - United States
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them their ...
Senate approves county control over property taxes
WIS - Columbia,SC,USA
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Court-appointed fiduciary appeals to polygamists to pay taxes
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... in charge of a polygamist
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OC looks to cut property
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By Brian Gilliland. OCEAN
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Ehrlich Succeeds in Cutting Property Taxes
Washington Post - United
States
Maryland
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SC homeowners’ ad urges action on property taxes
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Corzine vows to address property
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Maryland
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Editorial | NJ Property
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... hurt. New Jersey politicians should stop talking
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... Morris said property taxes are still his main issue. ... He would support a freeze in property taxes for
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Taxes take center
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KTEN - Denison,TX,USA
... Perry's tax plan calls for
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... The moronic
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Guest Column: Schools rely too much on local property taxes
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... We wholeheartedly agree with
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The Tribune-Democrat - Johnstown,PA,USA
... the political playing field
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Palm Beach Post - FL, United States
... shortage of ideas for
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... New York's local property taxes are nearly 50 percent above the national average and are the
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Home
Values Falling But Property Taxes Increasing
WFSB - Connecticut,CT,USA
... While the price of homes
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Report: Property
Taxes Driving People From Nassau
WCBS-TV New York - NY,USA
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WATE.com - Knoxville,TN,USA
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Second half of property
taxes due now
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The following are two items of interest. I will
communicate with you further today or tomorrow. I will be away from my
computer until this evening.
Google Alert for: property
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Taxes main focus of legislature's special session
Cameron Herald - TX, United
States
... further cut taxes even deeper. His proposed plan
would decrease school property taxes by a third. The legislature only
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Pay King County property
taxes without leaving home
King County (press release) - Seattle,WA,USA
King County property owners have
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face eviction
St. George Daily Spectrum - St. George,UT,USA
... He let it be known in no
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NJ lawmakers must act on property taxes
Cherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry Hill,NJ,USA
... The Assembly approved
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Letters: Vacation homes affordable, but not taxes in Florida
Palm Beach Post - FL, United States
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Singer, Malone to discuss property taxes,
other Howell issues
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA
... community members tomorrow
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decreased ...
Coquitlam taxes up
again: 3.48% in 2006
Coquitlam Tri City
News - B.C., Canada
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Revaluation is necessary for fair taxes
Lincoln Journal Star - Lincoln,NE,USA
... The underlying premise of property taxes is that they should be based on the value of the property. When the valuations are
inaccurate ...
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Property taxes cure
many LA ills in mayor's budget
Daily Breeze - Torrance,CA,USA
Villaraigosa unveils a plan that uses property tax bounty to boost public
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Lower property
taxes, kill House Bill 2381
Patriot-News - Harrisburg,PA,USA
... What isn't is my property taxes and the hole in our pockets from the raise they took in the
middle of the night (most did not give it back, when we caught them ...
Skyrocketing property
taxes in Skaneateles
News 10 Now - Syracuse,NY,USA
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Doctors, hospital groups back Perry’s tax overhaul plan
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA
... Under Perry’s plan, the
state would be able to cut local property
taxes for school operations by
expanding taxes on business and
tobacco, and by using money ...
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Swann criticizes GOP plan, says he'd cap taxes
Penn Live - Harrisburg,PA,USA
... "Ed Rendell has been
leading the charge to reduce property
taxes for every Pennsylvania
homeowner," said Dan Fee, Rendell's campaign spokesman. ...
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Unequal assessments skew property taxes
Indianapolis Star - United States
Property taxpayers should have
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property taxes will increase or decrease this ...
Heavy taxes
empty state
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA
Property taxes, car insurance and income taxes are forcing large numbers of New Jersey's residents to move to places like Florida or the Carolinas.
...
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Debating taxes
on the air
Houston Chronicle - United States
... The bill, which would help
pay for cuts in school property taxes, won House approval anyway and
is now on its way to the Senate. ...
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New way to assess your property for taxes
is coming
Toronto Town
Crier Newspapers - Ontario,
Canada
... 10 percent a year. The
reason people get upset when their assessment goes up is that it often results
in higher property taxes.
Parents push for district; Some oppose higher property taxes
Newszap Arizona - AZ,USA
... According to 2005 tax
figures from the Maricopa
County Treasurer’s
office, annual property taxes on a $500,000 home in the
unorganized territory was $2,697.82 ...
Hutch ranks No. 6 in property
taxes
Hutchinson News - Hutchinson,KS,USA
... It should be
paid off by September 2010, Brown said. Property
taxes provide just one
cost-of-living yardstick. While Hutchinson ...
LOCAL TAXES:
ROME MAYOR PLANS CUTS TO PROPERTY
TAX(AGI
Agenzia Giornalistica
Italia - Italy
(AGI) - Rome, Italy, Apr 18 - Some 700 thousand roman families are to benefit
by a reduction in local property
taxes as of 2007: the reduction
applies to first ...
Perry touting bigger cut in homeowners' taxes
San Antonio Express (subscription) - San Antonio,TX,USA
The governor wants lawmakers to use a portion of the extra budget surplus to
cut school property taxes even more than already
advertised. ...
County might raise taxes
The Reidsville Review - Reidsville,NC,USA
... If commissioners raised property taxes 4 cents, the total would increase to 67.5 cents. If they raised
the tax a nickel, the new tax rate would be 68.5 cents. ...
COMMENTARY: Property
taxes in your hands now
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA
TRENTON — Unless you want your property
taxes to skyrocket in addition
to all the other taxes and fees
Trenton is planning to slap on you, you'd better find ...
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Raleigh County Homeowners to Pay Less on Property Taxes
State Journal - Charleston,WV,USA
... less on their taxes, starting this summer. Raleigh County school board members met Tuesday evening
and approved new rates that they levy on property owners. ...
Decision on taxes
expected soon
The Grand Rapids Press - Grand Rapids,MI,USA
SAUGATUCK -- City officials plan to decide soon if they want to forgive any
portions of unpaid personal property
taxes that date to 2001. ...
PROPERTY TAXES: GF
area leaders seek to make cuts
Grand Forks Herald - Grand Forks,ND,USA
... The school district, which
accounts for nearly half of all property
taxes paid by Grand Forks property owners, says it needs the
state's help. ...
Play takes comical look at taxes
Kennebec Journal - Augusta,ME,USA
... be. "It's not unlike
the passions that exist today," Greenham said.
"They were complaining about property
taxes in the 1870s.". The ...
Deadline expected to force deal on property taxes
Patriot-News - Harrisburg,PA,USA
... R-Lebanon has set a Monday
deadline for a House and Senate conference committee to present to the General
Assembly a plan to cut school property
taxes. ...
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Higher property
taxes loom
The State - Columbia,SC,USA
... “Supposedly these are Republicans
... who have always stated they want to cut property taxes,”
Oliver said. “In June and November ...
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NYS Local Property
Taxes Highest In Nation
North Country Gazette - Chestertown,NY,USA
New York State local property taxes increased 42% from 2000 to 2005
? or more than three times the rate of inflation ? growing from ...
Rising property
taxes biggest issue to voters
In-Forum (subscription) - Fargo,ND,USA
Property taxes are not only the most important
issue facing Fargo,
they’re also the second-most important issue, according to a recent poll. ...
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Residents face ‘sobering’ tax hike: Overall property taxes ...
Montclair Times - Montclair,NJ,USA
... Hartnett’s calculation of a
5.5 percent increase in property
taxes includes the tax levies of
the Montclair School District and Essex County. ...
Property Taxes Rising
Too Fast, Report Warns
New York Times - United States
ALBANY, April 26 — New York State residents are paying the highest property taxes in the country, increasing at triple the rate of inflation
over the last ...
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Comptroller: Property
taxes increase 3 times inflation
WSTM-TV - Syracuse,NY,USA
ALBANY, NY
In 2000, Lee Bordeleau paid 26-hundred dollars in property taxes on his 100-thousand dollar home in Lockport. Last year ...
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Local Property
Taxes Increased by Three Times
the Rate of ...
Ithaca Journal - Ithaca,NY,USA
New York State local property taxes increased 42 percent from 2000
to 2005 ¯ or more than three times the rate of inflation ¯ growing from $26
billion to $38 ...
PoCo property taxes on the rise – 3.74%
Coquitlam Tri City
News - B.C., Canada
By Janis Warren The Tri-City News. Property taxes will go up by 3.74% for all Port Coquitlam
properties this year and by 1.89% for light industry. ...
High property
taxes to keep ballooning
Times Herald-Record - Middletown,NY,USA
Albany - Property taxes
across New York
state ballooned by 42 percent - more than three times the rate of inflation -
during the past five years, according to ...
Fairness in taxes
is the goal
In-Forum (subscription) - Fargo,ND,USA
One area where we can do better is property
taxes. ... Freeze the total amount of property taxes collected
from existing taxpayers for five years. ...
Property taxes likely
to rise 5% next year
Anchorage Daily News - Anchorage,AK,USA
... Property taxes
would account for about $201.7 million of the $363 million city budget, which
pays for things such as firefighters and roads. ...
Scarsdale property
taxes up 3.88 percent
The Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA
... On a house assessed at the
average of $24,150, property
owners will pay about $157 more under the $37.6 million budget adopted by the
Board of Trustees. ...
Property tax - Wex
General property taxes are
almost invariably of this second type -- ad valorem.
Ad valorem property
taxes are based on ownership of the property, ...
Town Hall Meetings on Property Taxes
Massapequan Observer - Massapequa,NY,USA
It is no secret that high property
taxes are a major concern for
all Long Island homeowners. Nassau County
has not raised property ...
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Port Chester budget raises property taxes 6.17
percent
The Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA
... tax levy increased by 18
percent. The previous two years, Port Chester
raised property taxes by 13.8 percent and 13.74
percent.
Taxes up 13 percent in Palmyra
Cherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry Hill,NJ,USA
Palmyra will increase municipal property
taxes 13 percent and eliminate
the jobs of three borough employees under a $6.6 million spending plan for the
current ...
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Rising taxes
quell rebate enthusiasm
Pocono Record - Stroudsburg,PA,USA
... incomes — need help right
now. This bill eliminates school property
taxes for many seniors in my
district.". But not in Monroe County.
...
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Lawmakers Talking Property
Taxes as Election Nears
WFMZ-TV Online - Allentown,PA,USA
... The second part is local
with school districts putting property
tax relief on the ballot. Senior Joan Dunmoyer has
been paying property taxes for 50 years.
Senate makes no progress on property
taxes
WIS - Columbia,SC,USA
(Columbia-AP) May 2, 2006 - The Senate has adjourned again without making
progress on efforts to cut property
taxes. Tempers flared ...
Lawmakers Making First Step Towards Resolving Property Taxes
WFMZ-TV Online - Allentown,PA,USA
... tax cuts, the proposed bill
also requires school districts to ask voters if they want to offset additional property tax cuts by increasing local
income taxes. ...
No progress in Senate on property taxes
The State - Columbia,SC,USA
... Sheheen
supported Grooms' proposal, which dealt with both property taxes and
education funding. ... Senators
debated property taxes April 18-20. ...
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Brusly
doing without property taxes this year
2TheAdvocate - Baton Rouge,LA,USA
By BRETT TROXLER. The town of Brusly
is set to do away with property taxes for homes and businesses. Mayor
Joey Normand said the ...
NY school budgets will drive up property taxes
Albany Business Review - Albany,NY,USA
Property taxes related to school budgets will collectively rise by more
than $900 billion if statewide voters approve those spending plans later this
month ...
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Talk's cheap but taxes
aren't
New Brunswick Home News Tribune - New Brunswick,NJ,USA
... percent of registered voters
polled said they favored a constitutional convention on the tax system, even if
it meant trading lower property taxes for higher ...
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State school funding expected to reduce property taxes in SAD 58
MaineToday.com - Portland,ME,USA
... The funding formula mandates
that the state contribute a larger share to the cost of operating the schools,
and that will give property
owners a financial ...
Proposed budget would increase property taxes
Winston-Salem Journal - Winston-Salem,NC,USA
Davie County residents would face
higher property taxes under a $74.3 million budget
that County Manager Terry Bralley
proposed to county commissioners last ...
Senate
To Discuss Property Taxes Again Wednesday
WSOCtv.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
COLUMBIA, SC -- State senators will once again take up property taxes when
they convene Wednesday morning. Debate on property taxes
...
Residential taxes
rising Augusta's new property
assessments in the ...
Kennebec Journal - Augusta,ME,USA
... advantage of the state's
so-called "circuit breaker" program, in which aid is given to
families who pay more than 4 percent of their income for property taxes. ...
Personal Property
Taxes Due Today
Leesburg Today - Leesburg,VA,USA
May 05, 2006 -- The first of two personal property tax installments are due to the treasurer’s office today
for Loudoun residents. ...
Senate continues debate on property taxes
WIS - Columbia,SC,USA
... tax plan that would give voters
in each county in the state the chance to decide whether they want to trade a property tax cut for an increase in
sales taxes. ...
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Senate continues debate on property taxes
WIS - Columbia,SC,USA
(Columbia-AP) May 4, 2006 - The Senate finally garnered enough votes Thursday
night to give initial approval to a property
tax relief plan. ...
Senate continues debate on property taxes
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
COLUMBIA, SC - The Senate finally garnered enough votes Thursday evening to
give initial approval to a property
tax relief plan. ...
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First revenue cap budget might trim property taxes
Anchorage Daily News - Anchorage,AK,USA
... If the Borough Assembly
passes the spending plan as is, property
owners could end up paying a little less than last year in property taxes. ...
Higher gas prices could mean higher property taxes
News 14 Carolina - Raleigh,NC,USA
... One option is to raise property taxes. ... “I don't
want my property taxes to go up. I don't want the gas
prices to go up. They do. ...
Property taxes help
school budgets
The Herald - Everett,WA,USA
... translates into roughly $360
million, about $70 million more than this year. The lion's share of I-728
funding comes from property taxes. ...
Levy, Suozzi attack taxes
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
That's why it's encouraging that the region's two most powerful officials have
confronted the problem of high property
taxes across a broad front. ...
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County Budget Grows, But Property Taxes Will
Likely Shrink, Says ...
KOLD-TV - Tucson,AZ,USA
The good news is the proposed budget decreases the property tax rate, by about five and two-thirds of a percent, even
though home values are going up. ...
Senate debate on property
taxes still stalled
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
... Grooms made a fourth attempt
Wednesday to get through a plan that would reform both property taxes and
education funding. "This ...
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House Postponed Vote on Property Taxes
WFMZ-TV Online - Allentown,PA,USA
As of right now, there is still *no* resolution to the state's biggest hot
button issue. We're talking about property
taxes, of course. ...
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PERRY'S TAX PLAN MOVES CLOSER
Houston Chronicle - United
States
... Rick Perry's plan to lower
school property taxes and meet a June 1 deadline set
by the Texas
Supreme Court for a constitutional school finance system. ...
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Bill aims to lower school property taxes
San Antonio Express (subscription) - San Antonio,TX,USA
AUSTIN — A bill raising billions in state business taxes to lower local school property taxes was
given preliminary approval Monday 18-13 by the Texas Senate ...
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Fairfield County fighting taxes
with more taxing
WIS - Columbia,SC,USA
... April 30, 2006
- Starting Monday, if you live in Fairfield
County, you can expect to
pay more at the cash register so you can pay less on property taxes. ...
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IT'S MY TURN: Property
taxes, education and the future
of Vermont
BurlingtonFreePress.com - Burlington,VT,USA
By Jack McMullen. Wherever I travel in Vermont,
I hear stories of the pain being inflicted by rapidly rising property taxes. Property taxes now threate.
...
High Tax Champ? New York, By Far ; Property
Taxes Rose 42% Over 5 ...
International News Service - Sydney,Australia
... A new report shows property taxes outside New York City rose by 42 percent from 2000 to 2005
-- three times the inflation rate -- and are now more than 70 ...
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Poll: Voters pulling for convention to cut property taxes
Bridgewater Courier News - NJ, United States
New Jersey voters believe it will take a constitutional convention to reduce
the state's highest-in-the-nation property
taxes, a new Monmouth University
...
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Shoemaker Proposes Five-Point Plan to Cut Property Taxes
Southwest Nebraska News - NE,USA
McCook – Frank Shoemaker, 44th District candidate for the Nebraska Legislature,
has proposed a five-point plan to reduce Nebraska’s property taxes. ...
Higher sales taxes for
lower property taxes may be hard sell
WIS - Columbia,SC,USA
(Columbia-AP) May 5, 2006 - County administrators say voter approval of a sales
tax increase to offset property taxes won't be a sure thing even in
those areas ...
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Will county be forced to raise property taxes?
WHEC-TV - Rochester,NY,USA
If state lawmakers won't approve a sales tax hike to bail out Monroe County,
will the county resort to raising property
taxes? Monroe ...
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Higher sales taxes
for lower property taxes may be hard sell
The Times and Democrat - Orangeburg,SC,USA
COLUMBIA, SC - Voter approval of a sales tax increase to offset property taxes won't be a sure thing, even in counties where homeowners'
demands for lower tax ...
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Bond issue to improve City Hall would increase property taxes
Terre Haute Tribune Star - Terre Haute,IN,USA
... The general obligation bond
issue would be paid off in five years and increase property taxes to
city residents about 5 cents per $100 assessed value, said ...
Rising property
taxes ruin American Dream
Nashua Telegraph (subscription) - Nashua,NH,USA
I was quite surprised one evening when my husband came home and said, “The taxes on this property went up $200.” I sat there in shock, but then I thought ...
House taxes
going up
Regina Leader-Post - Regina,Saskatchewan,Canada
... shelved plans in December to
close 10 public schools, there has been a strong likelihood Regina taxpayers
would face an increase in property
taxes this year. ...
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House Postponed Vote on Property Taxes
WFMZ-TV Online - Allentown,PA,USA
We're talking about property taxes, of course. The House is
expected to vote on a bill today. It passed in the Senate on Tuesday night. ...
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FLDS told to pay taxes
or else
Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
... Church's financial empire
has compiled a list of the polygamist group's top leaders targeted for possible
eviction — if they don't pay their property
taxes. ...
Recess timely after fiasco on property taxes
Scranton Times-Tribune - PA, USA
... are those incumbents facing
tough primary challenges who had hoped to hit the campaign trail this week,
touting a new and improved plan to ease property
taxes. ...
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Charlotte property
taxes may be going up
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
... Debbie Cole, a Plaza-Midwood resident since 1988, paid $2,134 in property taxes seven years ago. This year, she paid $3,787. "How ...
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Minnesota business property
taxes fall slightly
Twin Cities Business Journal - Minneapolis,MN,USA
The typical small business in Minnesota
paid less in commercial property
taxes in 2005 than in 2004,
according to the Minnesota
Chapter of the National ...
Property taxes rising
and falling
Hinton Parklander - Canada
By Jessica Kerr. Hinton Parklander
— The numbers are in and property taxes in
Hinton are going up, and down. “I know what we ...
Bills
would raise business taxes, tax
on used cars
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA
... But Republican leaders on
Monday remained divided on House Bill 1, which would lower property taxes for school operations by about 11.3 percent next year, and ...
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Oconee panel deletes vehicle fees; expects higher property taxes
Anderson Independent Mail (subscription) - Anderson,SC,USA
... However, council members
were quick to explain that property
reassessment, required by state law, will cause most property owners' taxes
to increase. ...
Property taxes to
rise for many
Pioneer Press Online - Glenview,IL,USA
... taxing districts, rates have
gone down or stayed about the same, but most residents still will pay more in taxes this year because of rising property values in ...
Want lower property
taxes? Plan to protest
Daily News - Galveston County - TX,USA
... Many of them will be
at least frustrated at the amount by which the appraised value of their property, and thereby their property taxes, have increased. ...
Tracing fate of pledges on property taxes
Lincoln Journal Star - Lincoln,NE,USA
All across Nebraska
this spring, politicians once again campaigned for state offices with promises
that they would cut property taxes. ...
Assembly leader takes on property taxes
Newark Star Ledger - NJ, USA
Saying state lawmakers need to "get moving" on cutting property taxes, the head of the Assembly yesterday unveiled a sweeping
package of proposals to reduce ...
Voters Will Decide If Property Taxes
Should Pay For Psychiatric ...
KOLD-TV - Tucson,AZ,USA
The debate over regional transportation has overshadowed the question of
spending $54-million to expand county psychiatric care facilities. ...
Income taxes or property taxes?
The Courier-Journal - Lafayette,IN,USA
... Ventures told a Chamber of
Commerce gathering this morning that there is a simple reason that income taxes are better for businesses than property taxes. ...
FL
Dept Rev - Property Tax Main
Florida property tax information. ... Facts on 2004 Florida Property Tax:.
10.27 million parcels of real, personal and centrally
assessed property statewide ...
Taxes on the rise
Vermilion Standard - Alberta, Canada
Vermilion Standard — The town of Vermilion will be seeing a rise in property taxes this year due to an increase in the market value of property in the area ...
Property Taxes Due
Wed @ Midnight
WTWO - Indianapolis,IN,USA
The treasurer`s office says payments can be made at
all local banks in Vigo County or be postmarked by midnight. The Margaret Street ...
Guest essay: Lawmakers must do something about property taxes
Chambersburg Public Opinion - Chambersburg,PA,USA
... Bob Durgin
talk about some of the outrageous legal "thefts" of people's homes
and property because they didn't
or couldn't pay their school property
taxes. ...
Group talks of replacing property taxes
The Courier-Journal - Lafayette,IN,USA
By Dan Shaw. Income taxes are
better for businesses than property
taxes for a simple reason, says
Loren King. When the economy hits ...
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Yes to BIA, no to increased taxes
Durham region news - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
... Somehow, because of the
Town's involvement and the fact that the expected marketing contribution is pro
rata to one's property taxes, some individuals believe ...
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Property taxes due
tomorrow
Madison Courier - Madison,IN,USA
Wednesday is the deadline for paying the spring installment of property taxes in Jefferson
County. Taxes can be paid in person or ...
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Don't blame Rendell on property taxes
Patriot-News - Harrisburg,PA,USA
That 12-year period did nothing in the form of relief for property owners. ... Ed Rendell can be blamed for the
absence of property tax relief. ...
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Property taxes are
unfair to business, CFIB says
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
... The CFIB says a Toronto
entrepreneur can face a property
tax bill more than four times ...
a business in Ontario has 10 years to use losses to reduce taxes paid in ...
GOP state budget proposal includes savings on income, property ...
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... presented rank-and-file GOP
lawmakers with a new proposed state budget that includes two-year reductions in
the state income tax and a property
tax that ...
Bond that would raise property taxes
fails
Terre Haute Tribune Star - Terre Haute,IN,USA
... The bond would raise property taxes to finance improvements to city hall, become an alternative
way to pay for a fire department ladder truck, and upgrade ...
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Property taxes add to
stress
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA
Eliminating property taxes can improve health and reduce
health care costs. How so? Stress, that's how. When people are subject ...
Preliminary 2006-07 budget would raise property taxes
Patriot-News - Harrisburg,PA,USA
BY PHYLLIS ZIMMERMAN. The Elizabethtown
School Board has approved
a preliminary budget for 2006-07 that would raise property taxes by
18 percent. ...
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Voters to decide whether to exempt veterans groups from taxes
Belleville News-Democrat - Belleville,IL,USA
... House on Thursday approved
by a 150-0 vote a proposed constitutional amendment that would extend
exemptions from real and personal property
taxes to "veterans ...
Saluda may raise property
taxes 4 cents
Tryon Daily Bulletin - Tryon,NC,USA
After nearly six years without a tax increase, the City of Saluda is now looking at
raising property taxes 4 cents. The possibility
...
Residents decry property
taxes
Florham Park Eagle - Florham Park,NJ,USA
... with the New York Jets and
the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, calling for a $200,000 annual
payment in lieu of taxes for the
property where the ...
Lower taxes
main issue for GOP candidate of 29th District
Ft. Washington
Montgomery Newspapers - Fort Washington,PA,USA
... "I am running because
both school and property taxes are just too high and state
spending is out of control," Watson said. Watson ...
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Welcome
to the Property Tax Appeal Board
Provide information to Illinois
property taxpayers regarding the
appeal process
before the Board.
Property taxes due
Monday
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
Dakota County property taxes for the first half of 2006 are
due Monday. Mailed payments must be postmarked by midnight. What's the ...
County auditors launch electronic pay method for property taxes
Twin Cities Business Journal - Minneapolis,MN,USA
Residents in 19 Minnesota counties now have the option to pay their property taxes online with a credit card, debit card or electronic check,
the Minnesota ...
Amendment D fairer way to determine property taxes
Aberdeen American News - Aberdeen,SD,USA
... Most young families start
out renting and currently pay two-and-a-half times the property taxes of
homeowners. When families decide ...
Businesses owe Broward $36 million in unpaid taxes
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
... Just as
residents must pay property taxes on their homes, businesses in Florida are assessed on
the value of any equipment and furniture. ...
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