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Motor vehicle assessment in Connecticut is a two-step process. Your municipality’s assessor determines the value of your vehicle, and then multiplies that value by the 70% assessment ratio to arrive at your motor vehicle...more
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
With Rhode Island municipal revaluations of property going into effect for the 2025 tax year, many homeowners and business owners are beginning to explore their options on challenging the new assessment, as most assessments...more
Two of the Connecticut General Assembly's most influential committees are holding public hearings this week on the following property tax bills of note...more
The deadline is fast approaching for Connecticut taxpayers to file an appeal with their local Board of Assessment Appeals (BAA) to challenge their property assessment on their municipality’s October 1, 2024 Grand List....more
On Monday, February 3rd, 2025, the filing period will commence for Nassau County commercial property owners to submit their 2024 Annual Statement of Income & Expense (“ASIE”). The “ASIE” forms must be filed by owners of...more
A number of Connecticut municipalities listed below are scheduled to conduct real property revaluations effective October 1, 2024. ...more
In Allegheny County, tax appeal season has already begun for 2025. For every tax year, County property owners have the ability to file an assessment appeal. ...more
Cheshire, Darien, New Canaan and Norwalk are among 44 Connecticut municipalities, listed in our November alert, conducting a general revaluation according to the October 1, 2023 Grand List. Depending upon the...more
The City of Norwalk, the sixth largest city in Connecticut, is near to completion of its 2023 real property revaluation. This revaluation is a “full measure and list” revaluation – meaning that it incorporates the results of...more
A large number of Connecticut municipalities are conducting revaluations as of October 1, 2023. A notice containing the proposed new assessment of your property will be mailed before the end of this year. ...more
GM Berkshire Hills LLC v. Berks County Board of Assessment (2023 Pa. LEXIS 272, February 28, 2023) – – Split Supreme Court Ruling Enables Taxing Body Assessment Appeals Based on Recent Sales to Remain - Counties, schools...more
Two bills pending before the Connecticut General Assembly seek to impose a new state-wide property tax on different classes of real property. Currently, property taxes are only imposed at the municipal level of government. ...more
For as long as most of us can remember, real and personal property in Connecticut has been assessed for property tax purposes at 70% of its fair market value. Senate Bill No. 999, which was recently introduced in the...more
Please note: This alert was originally published on 09/28/2022 and was updated on 11/17/2022. A large number of Connecticut municipalities are conducting revaluations as of October 1, 2022. ...more
It is always important to carefully review your tax bill and/or notices of assessments, but even more so in the year in which your city or town conducts a revaluation. Each assessment should be carefully reviewed, even if...more
Connecticut municipalities are scheduled to conduct real property revaluations effective October 1, 2022. You may find the complete list of Connecticut municipalities conducting October 1, 2022 revaluations on the OPM website...more
As the result of a recent change to the law, Connecticut’s municipal revaluation schedule will be undergoing some significant changes beginning with the October 1, 2024 grand list. With the passage of Section 7 of Public Act...more
Municipalities in Massachusetts are permitted to value and assess real estate parcels on an annual basis. While annual adjustments typically are nominal and reflective of slight variations in the market when there have been...more
Property owners who wish to challenge their tax assessment, believing that their property is overvalued on the 10/1/2021 Grand List, only have a few weeks left to file a written appeal with the Board of Assessment Appeals...more
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's Advisory Commission on Property Tax Reform (the Commission) issued a report on Dec. 28, 2021, titled "The Road to Reform: A Blueprint for Modernizing and Simplifying New York City's...more
Greenwich, Hartford, New Haven and Trumbull are on a list of nearly 40 Connecticut municipalities that are conducting a general revaluation on the October 1, 2021 Grand List. In a revaluation, the assessor determines...more
It is always important to carefully review your tax bill and/or notices of assessments, but even more so in the year your city or town conducts a revaluation. If necessary, taking an appeal immediately after a revaluation...more
Forty Connecticut municipalities are scheduled to conduct real property revaluations effective October 1, 2021. The following is a partial list of some larger municipalities undergoing a revaluation this year, which are home...more
The old adage tells us that you can’t fight city hall, but a recent decision from Wisconsin’s court of appeals, which handed a victory to property taxpayers who received a favorable decision from a board of review, teaches...more