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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... more +
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 -
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Amendments to New Jersey's Mansion Tax and Controlling Interest Transfer Tax

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As of July 10, 2025, the Mansion Tax and Controlling Interest Transfer Tax (“CITT”) now requires sellers of certain classes of real property (and controlling interest involving certain classes of real property) transferred...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Sticker Shock at Closing Tables for Dealership Sellers

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Selling an auto dealership in New Jersey just got more expensive — and more complicated. As of July 10, 2025, changes to New Jersey’s so-called “Mansion Tax” have shifted the burden of this transfer tax onto the seller. A...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

New Jersey Increases Mansion Tax Rates and Shifts Payment Obligation to Sellers

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On June 30, Governor Phil Murphy signed Bill A5804 into law, amending N.J.S.A. § 46:15-7.2-7.4; N.J.S.A. § 54:15C-1, and introducing significant changes to New Jersey’s realty transfer tax structure. These changes — effective...more

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New Jersey’s Latest Budget Has Sweeping Changes to the Mansion Tax

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The latest budget passed by the New Jersey legislature and signed by term-limited Governor Phil Murphy quietly enacted changes to New Jersey’s Mansion Tax, which affects not only residential properties but commercial...more

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New Jersey Modifies Mansion Tax on Sales of Real Property

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The New Jersey state legislature has passed new legislation, as part of the State’s 2026 fiscal year budget, that directly and significantly impacts sellers and buyers of real property in New Jersey. Previously, a 1% fee...more

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Legislative Changes to the Board of Revision Process are Coming

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Substitute House Bill 96 (Sub. H.B. 96), Ohio’s operating appropriations bill for fiscal years 2026-2027, was passed by the General Assembly on June 25, 2025. The law modifies changes made by Amended Substitute H.B. 126...more

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Los Angeles ‘Mansion Tax’ Update Regarding Office of Finance Assessments

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Taxpayer disputes involving Los Angeles’s Measure ULA, the Homelessness and Housing Solutions Tax—commonly referred to as the “mansion tax”—are progressing through the city’s administrative review process. Property owners...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

After the Grievance Deadline: What Commercial Property Owners Should Know About Settlement Season

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The third Tuesday in May marks the end of the Suffolk County, Nassau County and New York City annual grievance filing season and the beginning of administrative hearings and deliberations that could yield significant...more

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From Indiana to Disney Springs: Major Developments in Property Tax Law

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In the last legislative session, the Indiana General Assembly introduced and passed significant changes to Indiana’s business personal property tax regime. The changes in Indiana’s SB 1, along with subsequent amendments from...more

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Suffolk County Filing Period for Real Property Tax Grievances Begins

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To most, the month of May means the start of Spring and warm weather. But to Suffolk County property owners, the month of May means Spring, warm weather AND the real property tax grievance filing period. As always, the...more

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Texas Court Shields Severed Mineral Interests from Tax Foreclosure Judgment

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In Bush v. Yarborough Oil & Gas, LP a decades-old tax foreclosure judgment did not affect a previously severed mineral interest not owned by the delinquent taxpayer. The mineral owners were neither named nor served in the...more

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The Evaluator - Winter 2025: Deadlines Looming in Thirteen States

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Taxpayers seeking to contest real property tax values established by assessing jurisdictions across the country often have a short window of opportunity to contest their new valuation. Property taxes are frequently the...more

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The Evaluator - Winter 2025: Nationwide Valuation Headlines

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Filmore Parc Apartments II v. Norman White, et al., Case No. 2024-CA-0475 (La. App. 4 Cir. 2/14/2025). Last month, a Louisiana appellate court determined that an apartment complex’s affordable housing units were not eligible...more

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How Safe Are Your Severed Minerals From the Tax Man? Surface Tax Sales, Severed Minerals, and Bush v. Yarborough Oil & Gas, LP

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“You never own your [real property]; the government does. You’ll be paying them property tax forever.” —Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad In Bush v. Yarborough Oil & Gas, LP, the Texas Eighth District Court of...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Nonresidents Beware: Oregon's and Washington's Fractional Formula and Apportionment Rules Apply to In-State Property

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At $13.99 million for 2025, the federal estate tax exclusion is the largest it has ever been, but it will be reduced by half in 2026, which you can read more about in this advisory....more

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Colorado Religious Property Tax Exemption and UBI

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Property owned by qualified religious organizations in Colorado may enjoy an exemption from state property tax. To enjoy exemption, the real and personal property must be owned and used “solely and exclusively for religious...more

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