Property Tax

A federal appeals court has ruled against the city's demand that India and Mongolia pay $47 million in back property taxes. For years, the city has imposed and collected taxes on spaces it said was not being used for diplomatic purposes and often used...

The city's Finance Department made a major mistake in the property tax-rolls and mistakenly boosted property tax values. Now, Co-Op owners are holding a tax revolt in Queens. "We're stuggling. We're trying to keep our people who have fixed incomes here...

White Plains home owners could face the highest property tax increase in two decades. If the proposed 2010-11 budget is passed property taxes would go up a whopping 18.9 percent. White Plains Council President Tom Roach told PIX News that the council is...

New Jersey homeowners already pay the highest property taxes in the nation, and some say proposed cuts to higher education could push those taxes even higher. The Assembly Budget Committee will review proposed cuts to municipal aid, colleges and...

A day before Gov. Chris Christie was to deliver his first budget address, Democrats were already on the attack, saying his effort to balance the books will hurt the middle class. Christie will deliver his message to a joint session of the Legislature...

I hope someone can explain something to me. Recently, I received my copy of the property tax statement, and noticed the "Adjustment to cap due to voter-approved projects and charges" was up from last year although I don't recall voting on any projects....

The elimination of the property tax to fund school districts has many merits, but it also creates areas of concern. Counties and local municipalities can still tax property and with the elimination of the heavy burden of school tax, they may increase...

MATHEWS — County homeowners will receive a short reprieve in paying their real estate and personal property taxes. Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors approved a 10-day extension of the deadline for paying the first half of the 2012 real property...

The town is accepting applications from homeowners for a new property tax deferral program that is available to people whose income has been reduced. Applications are available in the office of the town manager in town hall and the deadline to apply is...

Allentown school taxes could rise 4.8 percent, full-day kindergarten could be rolled back and about 38 jobs could be lost in 2012-13. But that's nothing compared to what could be facing taxpayers, staff and students by 2015-16. That's when the district'...

The 15-year real estate tax abatement for the Superblock in West Baltimore raises important policy issues that need to be addressed. Specifically, should the city — and in certain cases, the state — grant economic incentives for real estate...

Funkstown Town Council members unanimously passed a 2012-13 budget Monday night that includes a 4-cent property tax rate hike, a 10 percent water rate increase and a temporary utility recovery fee that charges each household account $25 per quarter for...