Bartholomew County residents are seeing dramatic increases this year when they open their property tax bills because this is the first time property has been reassessed since 2002. Read More

An expanded property tax exemption for sources of renewable energy passed the State Senate Wednesday afternoon, led by the Energy and Technology Committee Chairman, Senator Bob Duff (D-Norwalk). The bill would extend an existing tax credit for residential renewable energy equipment to also include commercial and industrial installations.  Read More

ZF Industries, the first automotive supplier to build a manufacturing plant in Tuscaloosa to serve Mercedes back in the mid-1990s, was granted a $1.2 million tax abatement Thursday for its third plant expansion here. Read More

The Iowa Senate agreed Thursday to send a property tax relief issue to a House-Senate conference committee, marking the farthest point it has progressed in the split-control Legislature and raising hope a compromise could be forged this session. Read More

Reporter Jayme Fraser writes in today’s Chronicle about a University of Houston study showing that homeowners may have better luck with Harris County Appraisal District challenges if they do them themselves, rather than hiring a professional. Read More

While others revel in goofy pranks on their friends and co-workers, Bollwage – and mayors across New Jersey – know this date for an entirely different reason, one that has cost towns billions of dollars in the last decade and put an added strain on already fragile budgets. Read More

 From bison to abortion to school funding to public employee pensions, the 2013 Montana Legislature tackled a host of meaty and expensive issues during its 87-day session that ended Wednesday. Read More

For Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the property-tax cap implemented in 2011 has worked as intended: It has limited the growth in taxes to 40 percent less than the previous 10-year average. Read More

The onslaught of continuing big tax hikes in Greece has backfired again with the Finance Ministry reporting overdue payments from citizens jumped 800 million euros ($1.04 billion) in March, bringing the total outstanding to more than 2.17 billion euros ($2.82 billion) as many people can’t afford a doubled property tax being put in electric bills under threat of having power turned off for non-payment. Read More

After weeks of uncertainty, Northern Dutchess Hospital will not be granted a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes, or PILOT, from the village of Rhinebeck for the bottom floor of its planned three-story expansion. Read More

The state is seeking to toss a lawsuit by the teachers union against the property-tax cap, saying the 2011 law is constitutional and aims to limit New York’s high property taxes. Read More

Louisiana property owners whose annual tax assessments increase by 15 percent or more in one year would be allowed to pay that increase over a three-year period, under a measure approved Monday by the House Ways and Means Committee. Read More

The House Tax Bill passed April 24 on a vote of 69-64. The bill ends the decade-long cycle of deficits, shifts, gimmicks and financial mismanagement of the state budget and responsibly funds a balanced budget into the future.  The bill includes full payback of the school shift, funds strategic investments in education and provides property tax relief. Read More

Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta said his plans to cut taxes for homeowners, consumers and companies will keep the budget deficit within European rules.  Read More

Good morning! Time to come back into the office and get back to work after a sunny weekend. Fortunately, today will bring clouds and showers to Central New York. Read More

East Syracuse village residents are facing a 22 percent increase in their property taxes, meaning they will pay the highest tax rate of any municipality in Onondaga County. Read More

Items seized from RunTex this month are set to be auctioned off by the Travis County Tax Assessor/Collector’s office next week in an attempt to collect thousands of dollars in back taxes that the company reportedly owes. Read More

Three Bridge Street Town Centre establishments are closed and collectively owe more than ten thousand dollars in taxes, according to county records obtained by WHNT News 19. Read More