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property taxes

State and Local Issues: TaxVox

Detroit Considers Shift From Property To Land Value Taxation

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan (D) recently proposed raising the city’s tax on vacant or undeveloped land while reducing taxes on buildings by 30 percent. The...
July 24, 2023Lillian HunterSadie BogradAravind Boddupalli
: TaxVox

COVID-19 Has Turned Much of What We Thought We Knew About City Finances Upside Down

For cities, the COVID-19 economy is turning many winners into losers.
September 29, 2020Tracy GordonRichard C. AuxierAravind Boddupalli
: TaxVox

Will COVID-19 Cause A Decline In Property Taxes?

The COVID-19 pandemic is driving a sharp decline in state and local income and sales tax revenues . But history suggests that one key local...
June 30, 2020Robert McClelland
State and Local Issues: TaxVox

Balancing School Budgets And Tax Hikes In The Middle Of A Pandemic

After nearly three months under a stay-at-home order, my daughter may have had it with my house rules. She sent me a TikTok video of...
June 3, 2020Renu Zaretsky
State and Local Issues: TaxVox

Critics Argue The Property Tax Is Unfair. Do They Have A Point?

Last month, an Idaho lawmaker called the property tax “ inherently evil ” and suggested the state repeal it and replace the foregone revenue with...
March 9, 2020Tracy Gordon
State and Local Issues: TaxVox

State Tax Debates Could Use Some (Customized) State Economic Data

Politicians love to make claims about tax policy. This tax cut will create jobs! That one forced the school district to fire teachers! But too...
November 12, 2019Richard C. Auxier
State and Local Issues: TaxVox

States Enjoyed Another Stellar Quarter Of Revenue Growth; But The Longer-Term Fiscal Outlook Is Cloudy

States closed their fiscal 2018 books at the end of June on a positive note. But they shouldn’t bank on the good times lasting forever...
December 18, 2018Lucy Dadayan
State and Local Issues: TaxVox

From Head Taxes To Parcel Taxes, Cities And States Are Looking For New Ways To Raise Revenue

If you are a regular reader the Tax Policy Center’s morning news summary, the Daily Deduction , you’ve probably noticed a fascinating trend: The rise...
June 14, 2018Howard Gleckman
: TaxVox

How Recent Tax Reform Sounds a Clarion Call for Real Reform of Homeownership Policy

By roughly doubling the standard deduction and limiting the deduction from federal taxable income of state and local taxes (SALT), the Tax Cut and Jobs...
May 9, 2018C. Eugene Steuerle
: TaxVox

Sorry, Pennsylvania Voters, Your Property Tax Isn’t Going Anywhere

On Election Day, 54 percent of Pennsylvania voters backed a convoluted ballot initiative aimed at ending homeowner’s property taxes. Sounds great, right? Well, unfortunately for...
November 17, 2017Richard C. Auxier