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An Examination of Sales Ratio Data and Sources Incorporated into the 50-State Property Tax Comparison Study
Documentos de trabajoDiciembre 2020Bob DeBoerThe 50-State Property Tax Comparison Study, jointly produced by the Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence (MCFE) and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, uses sales ratios to more accurately...
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Measuring the Fiscal Health of U.S. Cities
Documentos de trabajoJulio 2020This paper uses a specially constructed data base on city finance that accounts for the revenues and spending of the constituent governments that provide public services in cities—municipal...
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Property Tax Delinquency in the United States
Documentos de trabajoMarzo 2020How does a municipality create a property tax enforcement system that is revenue maximizing (property tax collection is as close to 100 percent as possible) but also fair (homeowners are able to...
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When and Why do Cities Bind Themselves?
The Existence and Extent of Locally-Imposed Tax and Expenditure LimitsDocumentos de trabajoJunio 2009Leah Brooks and Justin PhillipsThough the social science literature has thoroughly dissected the extent, causes, and consequences of state-mandated tax and expenditure limits on cities, to date there has been no systematic...
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An Unfettered Property Tax in Illinois
Documentos de trabajoDiciembre 2007Nathan B. Anderson and Therese McGuireWe evaluate property tax systems using the economic criteria of equity, efficiency and simplicity. We apply these criteria in an evaluation of both a stylized constrained property tax system in which...
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The History and Purpose of Tax Increment Finance Policy in Wisconsin
Do Wisconsin Tax Increment Finance Districts Stimulate Growth in Real Estate Values? Do They Contribute to Sprawl?Documentos de trabajoMayo 2007Russell Kashian, Mark Skidmore, and David MerrimanLike other U.S. states, tax increment financing (TIF) is an important component of the development policy landscape in Wisconsin. While the guidelines for the use of TIF are similar to those that...
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Improving the Valuation of Large Commercial Properties for Real Estate Tax Purposes
Documentos de trabajoAbril 2006Richard AlmyThe aims of this project are to examine systematically methods for valuing large office buildings for property tax purposes, identify issues, evaluate their seriousness, and describe potential...
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Full Disclosure
Unanticipated Improvements in Property Tax UniformityDocumentos de trabajoJunio 2005Gary C. Cornia and Lawrence C. WaltersThis paper contributes to two strands in the property tax literature. One thread considers the effects of full disclosure requirements or “truth in taxation” on the rate of property tax...
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Evaluating the Feasibility and Burden Shifting Impacts of a State Land Value Tax on Commercial and Industrial Property
Documentos de trabajoEnero 2004Mark HavemanIn the most recent general session of the Minnesota state legislature, a bill was introduced to transition the commercial/industrial portion of the state general property tax into a tax on commercial...
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Land Taxes and Revenue Needs as Communities Grow and Decline
Evidence from New ZealandDocumentos de trabajoJulio 2004Suzi Kerr, Andrew Aitken, and Arthur GrimesNew Zealand is unusual in that nearly 60% of local services are funded from property taxes. These are a mixture of land taxes, capital value taxes, annual rental value taxes and uniform general...
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