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Measuring Use Value Assessment Tax Expenditures
Documentos de trabajoEnero 1998Use-value assessment is the practice of valuing land for property tax purposes in its current use, rather than its full market value. This practice is widespread in the U.S. and is intended as a...
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Land Value Taxation in Indiana
Challenges and IssuesDocumentos de trabajoEnero 2000Jeff Wuensch, Frank Kelly, and Thomas HamiltonIn 1998, the Indiana State Supreme Court ruled that the state’s real estate manual violated the state constitution because it was too subjective, lacked meaningful reference to property wealth...
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The Legal Requirements Regarding Valuation of Land and Improvements for Property Tax Purposes
Documentos de trabajoSeptiembre 2001David Brunori and Jennifer CarrThis paper investigates two main questions regarding the state-level requirements governing the valuation of land and improvements for property tax purposes. First, does state law directly or...
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Improving the Accuracy of Downtown Land Assessments
Documentos de trabajoNoviembre 1999Richard Ashley, Florenz Plassmann, and Nicolaus TidemanA tax that is levied on the value of land alone, irrespective of any improvements to land, does not cause any economic distortions. Levying such a tax requires an ability to estimate the value of...
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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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