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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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Ask and Ye Shall Receive?
Predicting the Successful Appeal of Property Tax AssessmentsDocumentos de trabajoFebrero 2006Rachel N. Weber and Daniel P. McMillenHow does the relative lack of comparable sales in a neighborhood influence the frequency of property assessment appeal applications and their likelihood of success? Using a data set of appeals...
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Valuing Land and Improvements in Thin Markets
Does the Frequency of Sales Cause Property Tax Inequities?Documentos de trabajoMayo 2006Rachel N. Weber and Daniel P. McMillenFew studies have attempted to explain the well-documented tendency for lower-priced properties to receive higher assessment. We argue that the absence of market information and the assessor’s...
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Tax and Property Value Effects of Conservation Easements
Documentos de trabajoMayo 2006Jeffrey O. Sundberg and Richard F. DyeA variety of tax incentives encourage property owners to place conservation easements on their property. This paper calculates sample tax effects for a range of tax incentives and shows that many...
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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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Reform of the Property Tax and Problems of Real Estate Appraisal for Taxation Purposes in Transitional Economies of Central and Eastern Europe
Documentos de trabajoEnero 2005Vytautas Šulija and Gintautas ŠulijaThis paper surveys the property tax reforms in Eastern and Central European countries that joined the European Union on May 1, 2004. Property tax reforms are evaluated in the light of political and...
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Property Tax and Urban Sprawl
Theory and Implications for U.S. CitiesDocumentos de trabajoEnero 2005Yan Song and Yves ZenouThis article attempts a formal analysis of the connection between property tax and urban sprawl in U.S. cities. We develop a theoretical model that includes households (who are also landlords)and...
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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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Assessing the Distributive Impact of a Revenue-Neutral Shift from a Uniform Property Tax to a Two-Rate Property Tax with a Uniform Credit
Documentos de trabajoDiciembre 2004Richard W. England and Min Qiang ZhaoA number of economists have argued that a property tax with a lower rate applied to improvement values than land values is superior to a property tax with a uniform tax rate that yields the same...
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Training Indiana’s Assessors
A Blueprint and Foundation for ReformDocumentos de trabajoOctubre 2004Frank Kelly and Jeff WuenschThis paper reports on the current educational and training system for Indiana’s assessors, reviews necessary job functions and prerequisites, and summarizes their current qualifications. In...
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