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Icon for www.investopedia.comInvestopedia · Jan 23, 2025

How to Pay Your Property Tax Bill

Tax Foundation. "Close to Home: A Short Guide to Property Taxes." Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute. "Ad Valorem Tax." Blue Notary. "How Proration Works in Real Estate Transactions."
WHYY · 6d

Mayor Parker exploring 100% tax abatement for Philly properties in underinvested communities

The proposal may violate state law. It comes as the administration seeks to expand the city’s housing supply amid an ongoing crisis.
Icon for www.altoonamirror.comAltoona Mirror · Oct 24, 2019

Residents benefit from property tax program

A property tax abatement program centered on downtown Altoona has not only benefited businesses, but also a surprising number of residential properties, Great­er Altoona Economic Development Corp ...
Icon for www.sltrib.comThe Salt Lake Tribune · Mar 21, 2025

Property tax changes will hurt children of low-income seniors, disabled Utahns, county treasurer warns

The bill, passed by the Utah Legislature, will phase out property tax abatements for new applicants starting in 2026, replacing them with a deferral system that postpones a portion of payments ...
Icon for www.wusa9.comWUSA · 9d

Montgomery County executive to veto bill on developer tax breaks

Retail or office buildings that at least 50% vacant that are turned into residential buildings would qualify developers for a 100% county property tax abatement for up to 25 years — if at least ...
Icon for www.cleveland.comCleveland.com · 12d

“The rest of us pay more:” Giving owners of new homes free ride on taxes unbalances the system

That’s why Quinn said tax abatements create an unbalanced system where some property owners shoulder a disproportionate share of the tax burden. “And if you keep exempting people for years and ...
Icon for www.vindy.comThe Vindicator · Oct 22, 2020

Schools reject tax abatement

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Board of Education voted 5-2 against a requested 15-year property tax abatement for The Loft apartment complex on the Youngstown State University campus. The vote is ...
Icon for www.therepublic.comThe Republic · 13d

Council approves tax abatements for Cummins

Photo provided Cummins will seek a tax abatement on a proposed $50 million investment to expand its OLY facility, as well as a $20 million personal property tax abatement for new advanced testing ...
Icon for www.housingwire.comHousingWire · 7d

New Maryland law allows property tax breaks for affordable rental housing allocations

program — which allows property tax abatements in exchange for housing reserved for low-income tenants — has been signed into law by Gov. Wes Moore (D), a move lauded by affordable housing ...
Icon for www.businessinsider.comBusiness Insider · 25d

Stargate developer Crusoe could spend $3.5 billion on a Texas data center. Most of it will be tax-free.

could get an 85% tax break on billions of dollars worth of property, according to a new tax abatement agreement obtained by Business Insider through a public records request. To qualify for the ...
Icon for www.mysanantonio.comSan Antonio Express-News · 18d

Time's up for Elon Musk's SpaceX tax breaks in South Texas

Had the tax abatement agreement not been in place, SpaceX would have owed the county more than $1.13 million in property taxes. The tax abatement agreement only applies to the ad valorem taxes ...