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Successful Property Tax Reform: The Case of Massachusetts
Educación a distanciaEnero 26, 2022Faculty: Karl E. Case, Jane Malme, and Ronald RakowThis course examines the deep problems of the Massachusetts property tax in the 1970s and the subsequent reforms that created one of the most functional and fair systems in the United States.
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Should the Proposition 2½ tax limit get the ax?
Boston.comMayo 24, 2023El Instituto Lincoln en las noticias -
Public Values and Conservation Land
A Case Study of the Norumbega Project, Weston, MADocumentos de trabajoSeptiembre 1999Charles J. FausoldThis paper explores public values and attitudes toward conservation land by tracing the history of a proposed conversion of town conservation land to water supply purposes in Weston, Massachusetts....
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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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Zoning Rules!
The Economics of Land Use RegulationLibrosJulio 2015“Fischel . . . does for the housing debate what zoning once did for cities: brings order and coherence to what’s otherwise a mess.” — Ezra Klein, New York Times This best-...
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Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on the Property Tax
LibrosEnero 2010Edited by Roy Bahl, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Joan YoungmanThis book reviews the role of the property tax, addresses the reasons behind its poor performance in practice, and critiques the conventional wisdom in academic literature on the subject. It also...
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Boston Tallies Nonprofits' Cash Payments, But Some Critics Say They Still Fall Short
Boston GlobeSeptiembre 11, 2019El Instituto Lincoln en las noticias -
Tax incentives for Amazon HQ2: when winners end up losers?
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New England legislators and academics convene to explore solutions to state tax challenges
Entradas de blogJunio 2018 -
Nonprofit PILOTs (Payments in Lieu of Taxes)
Revista Land LinesJulio 2016By Daphne A. Kenyon and Adam H. LangleyThis policy brief covers key issues surrounding the use of nonprofit payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs): payments made voluntarily by tax-exempt nonprofits as a substitute for property taxes. It...
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