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Property Taxes are taxes levied against the owner of property located within a particular jurisdiction. Property taxes are often used to refer to taxes on real property. Property taxation schemes vary depending on the country or jurisdiction. However, a popular system involves a government assessment of the value of a property and a rate based on a proportion of the assessed value. A property may be subject to taxation by multiple taxing entities. less -

Iowa 2025 Legislative Session – Week 17

Dentons on 5/13/2025

Last week was the first week beyond the scheduled 110th day of the 2025 Iowa Legislative Session, and legislators made significant strides toward adjournment. On Thursday, the chambers released a joint budget agreement; with...more

California’s Proposed Vacancy Tax Bill Watered Down to Reporting Requirement

Buchalter on 5/6/2025

A bill recently introduced in the California State Senate would have imposed a tax on commercial buildings that have prolonged vacancies, but has been rewritten after facing strong opposition. Authored by California State...more

Select Connecticut Property Tax Bills Advance

Pullman & Comley - For What It May Be Worth on 4/29/2025

With the Connecticut General Assembly in the home stretch of the 2025 legislative session, the following noteworthy property tax bills have been voted out of committee for consideration and possible action by both chambers of...more

Iowa 2025 Legislative Session – Week 15

Dentons on 4/28/2025

It was a quieter week at the Iowa State Capitol as we reach the final stretch of the 2025 legislative session. As the first year of a general assembly, session is scheduled for 110 days, and this year, that day falls on...more

Washington State Tax Proposal Debates: What You Need to Know

Fox Rothschild LLP on 4/16/2025

Washington’s legislators have less than two weeks to reconcile the budget and avoid a special session. Here is a quick overview of some of the major tax proposals we’re monitoring this legislative session and a reminder for...more

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 5 - January 2025

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 1/20/2025

As the world reacted to the shove heard round the world, the General Assembly kept a low profile on Friday. Convening an hour earlier than the Senate, the House gaveled in and out before senators even made it to their desks....more

First Day of the 2025 Iowa Legislative Session

Dentons on 1/14/2025

The Iowa Legislature gaveled in yesterday, Monday, January 13, for the first day of session. All returning and newly elected House and Senate members convened at the Capitol for the first year of the 91st General Assembly....more

Iowa General Assembly – Legislative Session Week 4

Dentons on 2/5/2024

Week four of the legislative session was action-packed. Drafters, legislators, advocates, and staff are hustling to keep up with the pace and volume of bills being introduced and moving through committees. A number of...more

Iowa General Assembly – Legislative Session Week 1

Dentons on 1/16/2023

The 90th General Assembly convened for the 2023 legislative session on Monday, January 9. Monday consisted of short organizing sessions in the House and Senate and speeches by leadership in both parties. Priorities set by the...more

West Virginia Legislature Passes Bill Changing Oil and Gas Property Tax Valuation Methodology

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 3/15/2022

On Friday, March 11, 2022, the West Virginia Legislature passed H.B. 4336, which changes the methodology the State Tax Commissioner utilizes for oil and gas property tax valuation. ...more

New York State Assembly Reintroduces Legislation Imposing Recording Tax on Mezzanine Debt and Certain Preferred Equity Investments

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 2/17/2021

On January 22, 2021, several New York State Assembly Members reintroduced legislation (Bill No. A03139) that seeks to amend New York’s Real Property Law and Tax Law, New York’s Tax Law and New York’s Uniform Commercial Code...more

2020 Ballot: California’s Propositions 15, 19 Amend Tax on Real Property

Lewitt Hackman on 10/16/2020

Of the twelve statewide ballot propositions certified to appear on the ballot for the upcoming election on November 3, 2020, two seek to amend the taxation of real property in California. Before diving into the proposed...more

2020 Environmental Legislative Update No. 3, "Social Distancing" Edition

Pullman & Comley, LLC on 3/11/2020

Throughout Connecticut’s legislative session, these updates highlight developments concerning environmental law and policy. The author prepares updates as Legislative Liaison of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Environmental...more

The Dome Report - 2020 West Virginia Legislature Update: Issue 5

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 2/25/2020

The 2020 Regular Session of the West Virginia Legislature is now entering the final stretch with only a little less than two weeks left. No new bills may be introduced in either chamber (though a committee may still originate...more

Housing in California in 2020: A Look Ahead and a Lesson in Try, Try Again

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/3/2020

Indisputably, 2019 was an important year for housing in California. As we noted in our prior blog post, Governor Newsom signed legislation creating statewide rent control, preventing discrimination against people paying rent...more

Gold Dome Report - March 2018 #11

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 3/23/2018

With two legislative days remaining, legislative leaders embarked today on the final phase of budget negotiations for the FY 2019 budget. After the Senate adopted its proposal for HB 684 by a 52-0 vote, three ranking officers...more

Utah Legislative Update - Part Three

Holland & Hart LLP on 3/21/2018

During the crush of the legislative session, the focus is typically on the bright, flashy bills that contain policies that tilt the scale on visceral issues. For instance, Rep. Karianne Lisbonee’s HB 205 Down Syndrome...more

West Virginia Legislative Brief 2/9/2018

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 2/14/2018

We are officially over the hump as yesterday marked the halfway point of the 2018 Legislative Session. With only 29 legislative days remaining, look for the pace to pick up both in committee and in their respective chambers...more

Gold Dome Report - February 2018 #6

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 2/13/2018

Lawmakers hit the ground running today with Legislative Day 19, riding on good news on tax revenues that emerged late last week. On Friday, Governor Deal announced that the state’s tax revenues for the month of January were...more

Maximizing Deductions Through Prepayment of Real Property Taxes Before Potential Tax Law Changes

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP on 12/12/2017

Currently, individual taxpayers who itemize their deductions can deduct real property taxes paid that year. Under both the House and Senate tax reform bills, the property tax deduction would be capped at $10,000. If that cap...more

The Tax Reform Bills: Home Ownership, Purchases & Sales

Lewitt Hackman on 11/28/2017

Congressional efforts to enact tax reform are now in the home stretch. While there is no assurance that any legislation will be enacted, or what the form of a final bill would look like, it is likely that something will pass...more

Reconciling the Differences, the Senate Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 11/20/2017

On November 9, 2017, the Senate Finance Committee released a Description of the Chairman’s Mark of the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” and on November 14, 2017, the Senate Finance Committee released a Description of the Chairman’s...more

House Passes Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: How the Senate Proposal Compares

A&O Shearman on 11/20/2017

On November 2, 2017, the House Ways and Means Committee (the “House Committee”) released its plan for comprehensive tax reform: the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017” (H.R. 1) (the “House Bill”). Following a week of hearings,...more

June Special Session?

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 6/10/2016

Gov. Mark Dayton rejected a $259 million tax cut bill at midnight Tuesday by declining to sign it (pocket veto). The Omnibus Tax Bill would have delivered new credits, exemptions and deductions for farmers, businesses and...more

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