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How the Lincoln Institute Helped Bring Property Taxes into the Computer Age
January 2021, English
In the early 1970s, the property tax was one of America’s favorite villains. Homeowners had seen their tax bills soar to new heights. Stories of corrupt assessors filled the news. And policy makers across the spectrum concluded that local governments were maladministering the property tax at the expense of the residents they were supposed to […]
January 2021, English
In the early 1970s, the property tax was one of America’s favorite villains. Homeowners had seen their tax bills soar to new heights. Stories of corrupt assessors filled the news. And policy makers across the spectrum concluded that local governments were maladministering the property tax at the expense of the residents they were supposed to […]
Making a Good Tax Better: From Assessment to Collection, Three Places That Built Stronger Property Tax Systems
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 […]
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 […]
Tecnociudad
Cómo ayudó el Instituto Lincoln para que los tributos inmobiliarios llegaran a la era informática
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 […]
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 […]
Cómo mejorar un impuesto bueno
Tres lugares que fortalecieron su sistema de tributos inmobiliarios, desde la tasación hasta la recaudación
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 […]
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 […]
Public Finance
Amid Falling Revenues, Some Cities Turn to the Property Tax
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. […]
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. […]
December 2020, English
A Deep Dive on South Carolina’s Property Tax
Complex, Inequitable, and Uncompetitive
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.
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.
Measuring the Fiscal Health of U.S. Cities
July 2020, English
July 2020, English
