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Making a Good Tax Better: From Assessment to Collection, Three Places That Built Stronger Property Tax Systems
By Liz Farmer
January 2021, English
Kampala, Uganda, is home to 1.7 million people and is one of the fastest-growing cities in Africa. Situated on the north shore of Lake Victoria, this tropical capital city has many of the hallmarks of a booming metropolis: skyscrapers, bustling streets, public transit, and a lively nightlife. Major events like the African Water Association’s […]
Property Tax, Valuation
January 2021, English
Kampala, Uganda, is home to 1.7 million people and is one of the fastest-growing cities in Africa. Situated on the north shore of Lake Victoria, this tropical capital city has many of the hallmarks of a booming metropolis: skyscrapers, bustling streets, public transit, and a lively nightlife. Major events like the African Water Association’s […]
Property Tax, Valuation
Tecnociudad
Cómo ayudó el Instituto Lincoln para que los tributos inmobiliarios llegaran a la era informática
Por Will Jason
January 2021, Spanish
A principios de los 70, los tributos inmobiliarios eran uno de los villanos preferidos en los Estados Unidos. Las facturas de cobro de los propietarios estaban por las nubes, en las noticias abundaban las historias de valuadores corruptos, y los legisladores y ejecutores de políticas de todo el espectro concluían que los gobiernos locales […]
Property Tax, Technology and Tools, Valuation
January 2021, Spanish
A principios de los 70, los tributos inmobiliarios eran uno de los villanos preferidos en los Estados Unidos. Las facturas de cobro de los propietarios estaban por las nubes, en las noticias abundaban las historias de valuadores corruptos, y los legisladores y ejecutores de políticas de todo el espectro concluían que los gobiernos locales […]
Property Tax, Technology and Tools, Valuation
Cómo mejorar un impuesto bueno
Tres lugares que fortalecieron su sistema de tributos inmobiliarios, desde la tasación hasta la recaudación
Por Liz Farmer
January 2021, Spanish
K ampala, Uganda, alberga 1,7 millones de habitantes y es una de las ciudades con mayor índice de crecimiento de África. Ubicada en la orilla norte del lago Victoria, esta capital tropical tiene muchas marcas distintivas de una metrópolis próspera: rascacielos, calles ajetreadas, transporte público y una animada vida nocturna. Fue sede de eventos […]
Property Tax, Valuation
January 2021, Spanish
K ampala, Uganda, alberga 1,7 millones de habitantes y es una de las ciudades con mayor índice de crecimiento de África. Ubicada en la orilla norte del lago Victoria, esta capital tropical tiene muchas marcas distintivas de una metrópolis próspera: rascacielos, calles ajetreadas, transporte público y una animada vida nocturna. Fue sede de eventos […]
Property Tax, Valuation
Public Finance
Amid Falling Revenues, Some Cities Turn to the Property Tax
By Liz Farmer
December 2020, English
As most major cities grapple with lost revenue due to the pandemic, some are turning toward the property tax as a way of filling the gap. Perhaps nowhere has this decision been more controversial than in Nashville, where the largest tax increase in the city’s history has already survived one attempt to overturn it. […]
Property Tax, Public Finance
December 2020, English
As most major cities grapple with lost revenue due to the pandemic, some are turning toward the property tax as a way of filling the gap. Perhaps nowhere has this decision been more controversial than in Nashville, where the largest tax increase in the city’s history has already survived one attempt to overturn it. […]
Property Tax, Public Finance
An Examination of Sales Ratio Data and Sources Incorporated into the 50-State Property Tax Comparison Study
Bob DeBoer
December 2020, English
Working Paper
Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance, Valuation
December 2020, English
Working Paper
Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance, Valuation
A Deep Dive on South Carolina’s Property Tax
Complex, Inequitable, and Uncompetitive
Project Manager: Daphne Kenyon Funded by the South Carolina Chamber Foundation and the South Carolina Realtors
August 2020, English
South Carolina has a property tax system that is unique among the 50 states. As this report shows, it is complex, nontransparent, inequitable, and noncompetitive.
Other Publication
Economic Development, Property Tax, Valuation
August 2020, English
South Carolina has a property tax system that is unique among the 50 states. As this report shows, it is complex, nontransparent, inequitable, and noncompetitive.
Other Publication
Economic Development, Property Tax, Valuation
Measuring the Fiscal Health of U.S. Cities
Howard Chernick and Andrew Reschovsky
July 2020, English
Working Paper
Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance
July 2020, English
Working Paper
Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance
The Property Tax in Latvia
System Structure and Current Challenges
Sarmite Barvika
July 2020, English
Working Paper
Economic Development, Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance, Valuation
July 2020, English
Working Paper
Economic Development, Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance, Valuation
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