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Since the poles were personal property (i.e., business fixtures), the taxpayer’s purchase was subject to Ohio sales / use tax unless an exemption applied. In Conduent State & Local Solutions, Inc. v. Harris, Ohio BTA Case No....more
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
In June, the Appellate Court of Illinois upheld an assessment of over $314 million against Sam’s Club for unpaid county cigarette excise taxes, including a 10% late fee, a 25% penalty, and accrued interest. The assessment...more
Rhode Island’s 2026 budget bill contains a "Non-Owner-Occupied Property Tax Act," which is popularly referred to as the “Taylor Swift Tax.” This law imposes a new statewide tax on non-owner-occupied residential properties...more
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
With the April 30 property tax payment deadline fast approaching, we want to remind you that you can still preserve the right to challenge the validity of your Washington 2024 tax assessment by paying your 2025 taxes under...more
When a taxpayer challenges an assessment issued by a state or local taxing authority, the taxing authority will typically assert that its assessment should be afforded a presumption of correctness, and the burden of proof is...more
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
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
Kilpatrick partner David Hughes recently presented on “Navigating the Texas Tax Maze” at the firm’s annual In-House Counsel Summit in Houston. David and a fellow thought leader discussed traps to avoid and opportunities to...more
Property owners who wish to challenge their tax assessment believing that their property is overvalued on the Oct. 1, 2024, Grand List only have a couple of weeks left to file a written appeal with the Board of Assessment...more
Receiving an assessment from the Texas Comptroller can be overwhelming, and not just from a financial perspective. To a taxpayer with little to no experience in dealing with the Comptroller’s office, even knowing how to...more
One of the most important elements in determining your rights as a Texas taxpayer is the applicable statute of limitations. At the most basic level, the statute of limitations represents a time period during which the Texas...more
A recent New York City (“NYC”) determination limited the impact of the step transaction doctrine under the New York City real property transfer tax (“RPTT”). An Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) held that the collapsing of a...more
For California property owners that could potentially reduce their property taxes with a decline-in-value assessment appeal, the property tax assessment appeals for 2024 are due by either September 16 or December 2 depending...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
TRANSACTION PRIVILEGE TAX UPDATES LEGISLATION - Senate Bill 1110, Chapter 443. Tribal Exemptions. This bill codified the following exemptions applicable to Indian tribes and tribal members at A.R.S. § 42-5121 et seq.: (1)...more
The Illinois Department of Revenue recently released the tentative 2020 Cook County equalization factor, also known as the multiplier. The preliminary factor is 3.0861....more
With the affirmative vote in the House today, both Houses of Congress have now passed a final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, clearing the legislation for President Trump’s signature. President Trump is widely expected...more