A fundamental precept for any system of taxation to be accepted as fair and equitable by the taxpaying populace is that the system must be objective, transparent, and predictable. Our current real ...

By Joel Marcus, senior partner, Marcus & Pollack LLP COVID-19 and the government-ordered shutdown had immediate negative consequences for all types of real estate, and New York City’s tax valuations ...

ACCOUNTABLE. KMBC NINE INVESTIGATES. BIG ERRORS ARE FOUND IN THOUSANDS OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENTS IN JACKSON COUNTY. KMBC NINE KRISTA TATSCHL IS GETTING ANSWERS ABOUT WHAT SOME ARE CALLING ...

NONE of the current rates assessors have the necessary professional qualifications to properly assess the value of a property, according to a former rates assessor – who has called for a professional ...

The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Revenue recently heard testimony on Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s tax classification home rule petition, which aims to offset a potential hike in Boston’s residential ...

THE RAIN AT ALL THIS EVENING. BREAKING NEWS IN JACKSON COUNTY, WHERE RELIEF COULD BE COMING WHEN IT COMES TO PART OF THE COUNTY’S PROPERTY ASSESSMENT MESS. INTERIM COUNTY EXECUTIVE PHIL LOVATO WAS ...

When some Wasatch County residents opened their 2022 property tax bills and saw that their taxes had nearly doubled, they knew something was wrong. What they didn’t know was that they were about to ...

Commercial property owners in Boston claim they’re getting hit with a “hidden penalty” after filing abatements with the city, by way of assessed value being added to their buildings that’s leading to ...

The monthslong debate on Mayor Michelle Wu's proposal to raise commercial property taxes came to a head Thursday as a state senator blocked her plan from passing for the second time this week. State ...

Boston Assessing Commissioner Nicholas Ariniello, the man responsible for the department that calculates the fair market value of the city’s more than 150,000 parcels of property each year, said ...