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Improving Tax Increment Financing (TIF) for Economic Development
Enfoques en políticas de sueloSeptiembre 2018David Merriman“This report will be the ‘go-to’ resource for public policy practitioners, municipal officials, and worldwide local development officers for two reasons. First, it is written by a...
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Detroit and the Property Tax
Strategies to Improve Equity and Enhance RevenueEnfoques en políticas de sueloNoviembre 2015Gary Sands and Mark SkidmoreThis report outlines the problems underlying the erosion of Detroit's property tax base—a factor that contributed to the city's bankruptcy in 2013. It offers recommendations for reform...
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Use-Value Assessment of Rural Lands
Time for Reform?Enfoques en políticas de sueloNoviembre 2015Use-value assessment (UVA) is the practice of valuing rural land according to its current use rather than its market value to reduce property taxes for rural land owners in the United States. This...
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Rethinking Property Tax Incentives for Business
Enfoques en políticas de sueloJunio 2012State and local governments use many types of property tax incentives to increase business development. This report reviews those incentives, summarizes the literature regarding their effectiveness,...
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Payments in Lieu of Taxes
Balancing Municipal and Nonprofit InterestsEnfoques en políticas de sueloNoviembre 2010Payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) programs for nonprofits provide crucial revenue for many municipalities, but they are not perfect. Through case studies and research, this report provides guidelines...
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Assessing the Theory and Practice of Land Value Taxation
Enfoques en políticas de sueloFebrero 2010Through an examination of more than 30 countries and several U.S. municipalities that have implemented a land value tax as an alternative to the traditional property tax, this report helps officials...
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Property Tax Circuit Breakers
Fair and Cost-Effective Relief for TaxpayersEnfoques en políticas de sueloMayo 2009John H. Bowman, Daphne A. Kenyon, Adam Langley and Bethany P. PaquinThis report presents the rationale for providing property tax relief to those who have a high relative tax burden, compares the fairness of various criteria used by states for eligibility, and...
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Property Tax Assessment Limits
Lessons from Thirty Years of ExperienceEnfoques en políticas de sueloJunio 2008Mark Haveman and Terri A. SextonDuring the 30 years since California adopted its groundbreaking tax limitation measure known as Proposition 13, pressure has persisted for states to adopt various forms of property tax relief. These...
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The Property Tax-School Funding Dilemma
Enfoques en políticas de sueloDiciembre 2007This report seeks to correct common misconceptions surrounding the practice of relying on the proprety tax to fund public schools. Through a comprehensive review of research and seven case studies,...
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Reinventing Conservation Easements
A Critical Examination and Ideas for ReformEnfoques en políticas de sueloSeptiembre 2005Jeff PidotConservation easements represent one of the most rapid trends in land conservation. Beyond tax credits, tax deductions, and other public subsidies that provide financial incentive for landowners to...