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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
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
La décision récente rendue dans l’affaire 1164708 B.C. Ltd. v. British Columbia (l’« affaire 1164708 B.C. Ltd. ») traite de l’applicabilité de la taxe supplémentaire sur les transferts de biens (property transfer tax) (la «...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
Delaware’s property tax system is undergoing a significant overhaul that will alter the property taxes owed on each property. For the first time in decades, the state’s counties are reassessing property values to reflect...more
Critical tax appeal deadlines are quickly approaching, and commercial property owners need to be prepared to file tax appeals for 2025 or defend against increase cases to get much needed property tax relief....more
Appeal deadline is currently March 14. Council has introduced an ordinance to extend deadline to March 31, 2025. The ordinance will not be considered until March 13....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
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
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
Continued pressures created by elevated levels of mortgage interest rates, vacancies, as well as stricter lending policies, point to higher capitalization rates, lower property values and tax appeal opportunities in 2025....more
Approximately one-third of all Maryland property owners will receive (or have received) their real property tax assessments for the 2025/26 tax year. If you disagree with the State’s assessment of your property value or want...more
It’s the holiday season! For many that means spending time with family and friends. A new year rings in, and then…like clockwork, the Nassau County Department of Assessment publishes the tentative assessment roll as of...more
Many Marylanders will receive their real property tax assessment in December. If there are unique factors that make your tax assessment seem incorrect, such as owning a waterfront property, it may be wise to seek...more
Property tax is a major concern for Texas property owners, since it represents one of the most substantial expenses they face. In 2023, local taxing entities’ property tax collections totaled $82.1 billion, matching the total...more
A number of Connecticut municipalities listed below are scheduled to conduct real property revaluations effective October 1, 2024. ...more
Three and a half days after it convened, the Colorado Legislature ended its special session on property tax. The session was called in response to a dramatic increase in property taxes that both residential and commercial...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
During the 2024 regular session of the Connecticut General Assembly, seven bills were passed and signed into law that deal with a variety of property tax matters. Of these, the most significant is Public Act No. 24-151. This...more
It is customary for landlords to require their tenants to pay real estate taxes attributable to the landlord’s property being leased, along with other common area expenses like maintenance, insurance and the like. When there...more
The Connecticut General Assembly's Planning and Development Committee will be holding a public hearing on March 13 at 10:00 a.m. on the following bills of interest to commercial property owners and taxpayers...more
Washington D.C.’s Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) released its proposed rules establishing how the D.C. government will implement the Housing in Downtown Tax Abatement program. A...more