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- Overlooked Tax Deductions
- These tax deductions and credits can mean big savings on your 2008 federal income tax return. But you may not know about them, especially the new ones. So before you send in your return, check out these write-offs and take the ones you're due. ...
- Articles 2009-04-03
- Wait! Don't File That Return Yet!
- Hustling to ship off your 2008 tax return? Not so fast. Check out these often overlooked deductions, including some that are new for '08. A last-minute look could save you some money.Sure, you'd like to get your 2008 tax returns behind you. But while you have time — albeit, not...
- Articles 2009-04-03
- Lower Your Property Taxes
- Your house?s value plunged, but your taxes keep going up. Follow these steps to lower your tax bill. Though home prices have fallen roughly 18 percent a year since 2006, property...
- Articles 2009-10-07
- Cut Your Property Taxes
- More than half of property tax assessments are incorrect - so you could be overpaying. MoneyWatch's Eric Schurenberg tells you how to lower your property taxes.
- Videos 2009-10-26
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- Appealing Property Taxes For Your Home: The Basics
- Property taxes are a substantial expense for Texas homeowners, averaging about $3,600 annually. To reduce this expense, property owners should annually review and consider appealing property taxes. While there is no guarantee that an appeal will be successful. Since the mortgage company typically disperses payments, property taxes tend to be...
- White papers 2006-03-31
- Appealing Property Taxes For Apartment Owners
- Property taxes are one of the largest line item costs incurred by apartment owners. However, many owners do not appeal effectively. Even though owners realize that property taxes can be managed and reduced through an appeal, some view taxes as an arbitrary estimate provided by the government which can't effectively...
- White papers 2006-03-23
- Appealing Property Taxes For Your Home: The Hearing Process
- Texas property taxes are substantial and unavoidable. One can minimize the property taxes by appealing annually and considering all levels of the appeal process. Minimizing the property taxes is an iterative process. Be persistent and one will have a value in the lower work quartile of the range of value!...
- White papers 2006-03-31
- Appeal Your Property Taxes On Market Value And Unequal Appraisal
- The first step to annually appealing your property taxes is to send a written notice to the Appraisal Review Board ARB for the county in which your home is located. Comparable sales are the cornerstone of a market value appeal for a home. Unequal appraisal is an effective tool in...
- White papers 2006-04-17
- Introduction & Overview to Georgia Property Taxes
- This article provides the details of Georgia Property Tax. It explains all the regulatory issues and legal aspect for property dealing. Property taxes, generally referred to as ad valorem taxes are the oldest source of revenue used by the State of Georgia and its political subdivisions. The term "ad valorem"...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Use The Appraisal District's Information To Reduce Your Property Taxes
- Homeowners are amazed to learn they can obtain a copy of the appraisal district's evidence at a nominal cost. This is referred to as a House Bill 201 package, and is the only information many homeowners use to successfully reduce their property taxes. Obtaining a House Bill 201 package when...
- White papers 2006-04-25
- House bill: property taxes may not be a cost. (cable television industry legislation)
- House Bill: Property Taxes May Not Be a Cost Language contained in the House cable bill would help system operators prevent huge property tax payments levied by some county assessors from being included as a cost of providing basic cable servic...
- Research articles 1990-10-01
- How Do Your Property Taxes Stack Up?
- A new report from the Tax Foundation analyzes property taxes by county, comparing median property taxes to median income to see how strong the property tax "bite" is for typical homeowners. The Top Ten highest property tax bites, listed here, are all in the New York City metro area. by...
- Blog posts 2009-10-29
- Appealing Property Taxes For Your Home: Preparing For The Hearing
- To properly appeal your property taxes and be successful at the hearing, there are a number of considerations to review. This paper explains few points about property taxes: reviewing Condition, Desirability, Utility CDU and grade of your home; review amenities; documenting meaningful deferred maintenance; developing a market value appeal; new-home...
- White papers 2006-03-31
- Appealing Property Taxes For Your Home: Obtain A Homestead Exemption
- Property taxes are a substantial expense for Texas homeowners, averaging about $3,600 annually. The largest and simplest way to reduce property taxes for your home is to obtain a homestead exemption. To qualify for homestead exemption, a home must meet the definition of a residence homestead: the home's owner must...
- White papers 2006-04-04
- LATEST COURT VOLLEY: KMART BATTLING LANDLORDS OVER PROPERTY TAXES.(Brief Article)
- CHICAGO-Kmart, working through its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, is squabbling in court with eight landlords who want the retailer to tuck away cash in an escrow account so it can pay property taxes on nine leased stores. CHICAGO-Kmart, working through its Chapter 11...
- Research articles 2002-09-09
- Aberdeen, S.D., Property Taxes for Schools to Drop Markedly Next Year.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Jul. 16--Expect your property taxes for Aberdeen public schools to go down significantly next year, even if the value of your real estate rises. Jul. 16--Expect your property taxes for Aberdeen public schools to go down significantly next year, even if the value of...
- Research articles 2000-07-16
- RUSSIA: "GAZPROM" TO START PAYING PROPERTY TAXES IN OTHER LOCATIONS EXCEPT MOSCOW.
- The Russian federal government has approved a bill that will require Russia's gas giant "Gazprom" to start paying ... The Russian federal government has approved a bill that will require Russia's gas giant "Gazprom" to start paying property taxes in all the regions in which...
- Research articles 2000-08-07
- Thai Official Says Property Taxes on Private Schools Should Be Waived.
- By Phusadee Arunmas, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 5--Property taxes on private schools should be waived to promote development of the sector, according to Deputy Commerce Minister Suvarn Valaisathien. The current rate of 15-17 baht a...
- Research articles 2002-09-05
- Massachusetts governor slows efforts to trim seniors' property taxes.
- By Scott S. Greenberger, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 23--Governor Mitt Romney, who says he sympathizes with seniors struggling with rapidly rising property taxes, quietly altered a tax break for seniors in a way that virtually guarantees that far...
- Research articles 2004-07-23
- NorthWestern Energy Late on Montana Property Taxes.
- By Charles S. Johnson, The Montana Standard, Butte Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 5--HELENA, Mont.--Cash-strapped NorthWestern Energy paid only one-third of its Montana property taxes on time May 31 and will pay the balance, with penalty and interest, over five months. ...
- Research articles 2003-06-05
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