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Rethinking the Property Tax-School Funding Dilemma
Resúmenes de políticas públicasFebrero 2023This policy brief focuses on the roles of the local property tax and state aid in the funding of public education and analyzes their strengths and weaknesses. A key theme is the property tax–...
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Property Tax Relief for Homeowners
Resúmenes de políticas públicasMarzo 2022Property Tax Relief for Homeowners offers a guide to providing effective, targeted property tax relief without compromising municipal fiscal health or services.
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Improving Tax Increment Financing (TIF) for Economic Development
Resúmenes de políticas públicasFebrero 2019David MerrimanTax increment financing (TIF) is a popular economic development tool across the United States, but it often falls short of its promise to revitalize struggling neighborhoods. In this four-page Policy...
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Property Tax 101: Why the Property Tax
Videos y multimediaNoviembre 2020Why is the property tax the bulwark of local government finance? What is the role of state aid in a healthy property tax system? This video explores these questions and more through the experiences of two Massachusetts municipalities.
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The Future of U.S. Public School Revenue from the Property Tax
Resúmenes de políticas públicasSeptiembre 2017Andrew Reschovsky, Research Fellow, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-MadisonThis Policy Brief examines the property tax as a critical source of revenue for public schools in the United States. It demonstrates the high proportion of public education funding provided by the...
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Property Tax 101: The Mechanics
Videos y multimediaNoviembre 2020This explainer video walks through the mechanics of how the property tax works and why it is so stable and effective.
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Nonprofit PILOTs (Payments in Lieu of Taxes)
Resúmenes de políticas públicasNoviembre 2016This 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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Why Tax Increment Financing Often Fails and How Communities Can Do Better
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Tax incentives for Amazon HQ2: when winners end up losers?
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Researchers to explore property tax, land value capture, and other land policy themes
Entradas de blogJulio 2018
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