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Property Tax Reform
The Northern Ireland ExperienceDocumentos de trabajoNoviembre 2010William J. McCluskey and Nigel D. WoodsThis paper reviews the strategic approach, the policy development and the implementation of a major reform to the residential property tax in Northern Ireland. This reform, the first in some 150...
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Volatility of Individual Property Tax Payments
Documentos de trabajoMarzo 2010Nathan B. AndersonThe most important independent source of local government revenue in the United States is the property tax. Yet the widespread unpopularity of the property tax leads voters to support state policies...
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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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Financing Cities
PonenciasMayo 2010Robert P. InmanCities and their surrounding suburban neighborhoods are economic growth agents. Not only do they provide public goods to satisfy the needs of urban residents, but they also supply local...
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Intergovernmental Transfers to Local Governments
PonenciasMayo 2010David E. WildasinOne often-anticipated solution for closing municipal fiscal gaps is to increase federal and state government transfers to cities. In this paper author, David E. Wildasin, examines this possibility....
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Trends in Local Government Revenues
The Old, the New, and the FuturePonenciasMayo 2010J. Edwin BentonThis paper by J. Edwin Benton examines the response of diverse local fiscal structures in the U.S to economic stress with the aim to determine whether small and large municipalities across regions...
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Creative Designs of the Patchwork Quilt of Municipal Finance
PonenciasMayo 2010Michael A. PaganoThis paper by Michael A. Pagano examines different approaches U.S. municipal governments can use to deal with fiscal problems. Based on a historical analysis of general municipal revenue patterns...
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The Contribution of Local Sales and Income Taxes to Fiscal Autonomy
PonenciasMayo 2010John L. MikesellIn this paper, John L. Mikesell analyzes the local sales and income taxes in several U.S. states. As of 2009 the local sales tax is levied in 36 states, constituting over 30 percent of total local...
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The Effects of Development Impact Fees on Local Fiscal Conditions
PonenciasMayo 2010Gregory S. BurgeIn this paper, Gregory S. Burge examines user fees and charges and their direct and indirect fiscal impacts. Among such levies, development impact fees have become most popular in U.S. cities. These...
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