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Estimates of the Total Cost and Distribution of Tax Relief Under State Funded Property Tax Circuit Breakers
Documentos de trabajoMarzo 2009This paper uses data from the 2006 American Community Survey to estimate the cost for state governments to fund three hypothetical property tax circuit breaker programs and a homestead exemption. The...
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What Drives the Property Tax?
A Holistic Examination of City and County Budgets in MinnesotaDocumentos de trabajoMarzo 2009Aaron Twait and Mark HavemanProperty tax levy increases are a policy concern for state and local governments nationally. It is conceptually appealing to examine state-level aggregate data to discern trends and explanations for...
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Property Taxes for Local Finance
Research Results and Policy Perspectives (Reconsidering Property Taxes: Perhaps Not So Bad After All)Documentos de trabajoEnero 2009Ronald C. FisherAlthough property taxes continue to be one of the fundamental fiscal foundations for local government in the U.S., they also remain exceptionally controversial (even among taxes). The political or...
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Exploring Changes in Homeowner Property Taxes in Wisconsin, 2000 to 2005
Documentos de trabajoFebrero 2009Rebecca Boldt, Bradley Caruth, and Andrew ReschovskyDespite policymakers’ interest in property tax relief, very little is known about changes over time in the property tax liabilities and burdens faced by homeowners. Drawing on the fact that...
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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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Land Value Taxation
Theory, Evidence, and PracticeLibrosMayo 2009Edited by Richard F. Dye and Richard W. EnglandThis book, intended for the general reader curious about land and its taxation, brings together 12 leading scholars and practitioners to share their views on the theories and practice of land value...
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Erosion of the Property Tax Base
Trends, Causes, and ConsequencesLibrosMayo 2009Increased reliance on residential property to generate tax revenue and soaring property values in many parts of the country have placed pressure on local officials to respond to concerns about higher...
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China’s Land System
Past, Present, and FuturePonenciasMayo 2009Dwight H. PerkinsIn this paper, Dwight H. Perkins discusses how the development of Chinese real estate markets has generated tensions between different segments of the population and between the government and...
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Property Rights and Real Estate Privatization in Russia
A Work in ProgressPonenciasMayo 2009Bertrand Renaud, Joseph K. Eckert, and R. Jerome AndersonRussia has attempted to develop property rights institutions to facilitate the development of private real estate markets since 1991. As of 2008 only one city (Veliky Novgorod) of 171 medium and...
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Should Decreases in Property Value Caused by Regulations Be Compensated?
PonenciasMayo 2009Abraham BellIdeally, government could recoup the benefits of land use planning and redistribute them to those who bear the costs. In this case takings compensation is justified. Given the reciprocal nature of...
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