MGM Resorts International has pledged to pay the city more than $25 million per year in property tax payments, community impact payments, community development grants, Riverfront Park improvements and "surrounding community payment savings", according to a summary of the host community agreement approved by Mayor Domenic J. Sarno.  Read More

Applications for property tax abatements in Boston have continued a downward trend by decreasing to 2,349 in fiscal year 2013, a reduction of 38.1 percent over the three years from fiscal year, the most recent full year when all properties were evaluated, according to a new report from the Boston Municipal Research Organization. Read More

Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno pleaded with state lawmakers on Tuesday to approve legislation that would exempt a proposed casino's land from the state's tax-limiting law, allowing Springfield to collect an additional $15 to $20 million in annual property taxes. Read More

As a nonprofit institution, Fisher College pays a pittance in property taxes. Read More

In the hope of saving $30,000 and eliminating red ink caused by projected increases in the city's share of the school budget, Mayor Mark P. Hawke said he plans to outsource the city's tax-assessing services. Read More

The City Council has decided against disciplining the Board of Assessors for a dispute with a store that forced a $960,000 refund and an assessor's taking a stipend for a certification he failed to renew. Read More

 Just one week after selectmen approved a starting salary for the new chief assessor, the candidate chosen to fill post has apparently changed her mind about coming to work here. Read More

 Ameristar Casinos, two months after dropping its proposal for a $910 million casino project on Page Boulevard, has applied for an abatement from the city, challenging its $617,718 annual property tax bill. Read More

The Boston Globe reported last Sunday that Weston assessed property values rose just 1.9 percent from 2007 to 2013, whereas average property taxes rose 23.2 percent, from $13,739 to $16,921. Over the same six-year period, the average assessed values for Boston suburbs dropped 12.8 percent, but property taxes increased 22.6 percent. (Globe West, p. 7). Are these troubling trends sustainable? No. Read More

On the eve of the deadline to file for a tax abatement this year, the number of abatement filings is on track to be the lowest in more than two decades. Read More

 Jonathan Fein, former chairman of Longmeadow Board of Assessors, pleaded guilty Thursday to 29 counts of preparing fraudulent tax returns for clients of his financial consulting firm. Read more

 Susan Duffy used what city officials called a “complex scheme” to steal cash property tax receipts during her tenure as an assistant clerk in the city collector’s office. Read more

 A divided Board of Selectmen voted Tuesday to give businesses a break on property taxes after wrestling with pleas for relief from opposing camps. Read more

 A Massachusetts economic development board on Wednesday approved $34 million in state and local tax breaks for more than a dozen companies, including TripAdvisor and Vistaprint, that promised to create new jobs and investment in the state. Read more

 The town is accepting applications for 16 positions under the senior tax work-off program for abatement on the fiscal 2013 property tax bill. Read more

 City councilors have yet to decide whether to discipline the two assessors over a tax dispute withMacy’s department store that forced a nearly $960,000 refund and one assessor’s failure to maintain a certification, officials said. Read more