The property tax system in New Jersey is one of the most convoluted in the country. Somehow, the state legislatures figure out ways to make it worse. Case in point: the December 2011 edition of the Newark Star-Ledger showed some of the people who owed property taxes. City Hall paid $72,000 to run the list, […]
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There is a financial crisis in Westchester County, New York. Many cities in the county must increase taxes. Business-focused tax incentives helped make the county one of the most appealing in the country for Fortune 500 companies. Those same policies are causing big trouble for local economies during the recession. Already, the county has cut […]
Read More >What would be fair is everyone in Los Angeles County paid the same rate for property taxes. Unfortunately, that is not the case. It turns out that the highest rates are inflicted upon the poorest communities. Bell pays nearly the highest rates of all at 1.55%, which is much higher than the 1.10% that property […]
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