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2014-15 Budget Provides Almost $5 Billion in Property Tax Relief
New York, NY - April 1, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York’s hardworking families will see substantial property tax relief from the 2014-15 state budget, including a record amount of funding for the STAR program -- $3.4 billion -- and $1.5 billion i...
O’Scanlon stunned by Assembly’s failure to act on arbitration law
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 31, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- In response to the Assembly’s failure to act on the expiring arbitration cap, Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon issued the following statement “It is quite frankly heart-breaking to me that the l...
Gov. Rick Snyder: Personal property tax reform will help create jobs while ensuring more...
LANSING, Mich. - March 31, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Rick Snyder on Friday signed the first of a series of bipartisan bills that will provide more stable local government revenue for essential services including police and fire protection as the ...
Ciattarelli: Dem Arbitration Bill Would Wipe Out Property Tax Savings
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 28, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, R-Somerset, Hunterdon, Mercer and Middlesex, provided the remarks below regarding the Democrat’s alternate arbitration bill, A-3067, which was approved today during...
O’Scanlon Calls for Swift Action from Assembly to Resuscitate Interest Arbitration Cap
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 28, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assembly Republican Budget Officer Declan O’Scanlon, R-Monmouth, issued the following statement after the Senate voted overwhelmingly to concur with Governor Christie’s conditional veto of A-3...
Pircher, Nichols & Meeks Hires C.J. Loos As New Associate
CHICAGO - March 25, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, a national real estate law firm with offices in Chicago and Los Angeles, announced that C.J. Loos has joined the firm as a new associate in the Chicago office. Ms. Loos’ ba...
Mayor Smith Introduces Zero Tax Increase Budget for 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 24, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Mark A. Smith announced that the introduced 2014 municipal budget contains no increase in the municipal property tax levy. Mayor Smith said, “My Administration has worked hard for more th...
Tax credit for the severely disabled or disabled children reinstated
The 2014 Legislature passed SB 1534 allowing all taxpayers, regardless of income, to claim the severely disabled or disabled child exemption credit
Governor Cuomo Announces Support from More Than 225 Local Elected Officials in Push to...
New York,NY - March 24, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced support from more than 225 local elected officials for his plan to cut property taxes
Heller Urges Senate Finance to Take up Tax Extenders and Include State, Local Sales...
Today, U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) penned a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, asking them to move forward on tax extenders legislation. In the letter, Heller urges the Committee to include a continuation of ...
Governor Cuomo Announces Support From 175 Local Elected Officials in Push to Cut Property...
Albany, NY - March 20, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced support from 175 local elected officials for his plan to cut property taxes. The Governor also detailed his proposal to cut property taxes and encourage local go...
Sensenbrenner on House Passage of the Private Property Rights Protection Act
On May 9, 2013, Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) introduced H.R. 1944, the Private Property Rights Protection Act, which would prevent the federal government or any authority of the federal government from using economic development as a justific...
Your Tax Dollars…Down the Drain: Taxpayers Spend Billions on Unused Federal Property
Washington, D.C. - March 3, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) today released the following statement in a monthly series highlighting Washington’s wasteful spending during a time of record debt and deficits:
Pircher, Nichols & Meeks Hires Douglas Merkel As New Associate
LOS ANGELES - February 27, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, a national real estate law firm with offices in Los Angeles and Chicago, announced that Douglas Merkel has joined the firm as an associate in the Los Angeles office. M...
Department of Revenue reminds property owners of tax exemption and reporting deadlines
The Montana Department of Revenue would like to remind owners of real and personal property about several important application and reporting deadlines coming up.
More than 55,000 Idahoans qualify for Idaho’s Property Tax Reduction Program
BOISE, IDAHO - February 21, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to AARP research, just under half of the more than 55,000 Idahoans eligible for a reduction in their property taxes actually apply for this discount. That’s why the Idaho State Tax Comm...
Bayonne Property Tax Grace Period Extended to Tuesday, February 18
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 10, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Mark A. Smith has extended the grace period for paying first quarter property tax payments to Tuesday, February 18. The original end of the grace period had been Monday, February 10. Mayo...
MAR E-news Alert: Governor Proposes Property Tax Relief
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 6, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Governor Snyder shared his 2015 executive budget proposal in front of legislators from both the House and Senate. In his plan, he recommends expanding the Homestead Property Tax credit as...
Online tax, sewer bill payments now available
Cherry Hill, N.J. - February 4, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of Mayor Chuck Cahn’s commitment to making government more accessible, Cherry Hill Township now offers residents the ability to pay property taxes and Township sewer bills online by c...
Bayonne Property Taxes Due Monday, February 10
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 3, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Bayonne Tax Collector’s Office announced that first quarter property tax payments are due on Monday, February 10. The nominal legal due date for the tax bills was Saturday, February 1. How...
Tax Year 2014 Homestead Exemption
The Nebraska Department of Revenue, Property Assessment Division reminds property owners that the Nebraska Homestead Exemption Application or Certification, Form 458, must be filed with their county assessor from February 3, 2014 through June 30, 2014
Fiocchi Introduces Tax Relief Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 30, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assemblyman Sam Fiocchi, R-Cumberland, Cape May and Atlantic, has introduced the “Direct Tax Relief for New Jersey Families Act” that will provide a property tax cut for New Jersey homeowner...
City extends deadline for 2014 property tax collection
NEW ORLEANS, LA - January 30, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Due to weather-related City Hall closures, the City announced today that the 2014 property tax collection deadline will be extended to Friday, February 7, 2014. To avoid long lines, taxpayers ar...
Senate Democrats Blast Election Year Gimmicks by Republicans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 30, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senate Democrats chided a Republican proposal for a small scale income tax rollback that passed out of committee today as nothing more than a political stunt in an election year. Democrats note ...
Grayson Introduces Bills to Extend Tax Deductions for Mortgages, Tuition, Business Research, and More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 29, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Alan Grayson (FL-09) has introduced twelve bills aimed at continuing certain tax deductions and credits for one year. These provisions, which save Americans money and boost the econo...
With Nearly A Quarter Of Mahoning Valley Mortgages Underwater, Brown Urges Reinstatement Of Provision...
YOUNGSTOWN, OH - January 27, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, with nearly a quarter of Mahoning Valley mortgages underwater, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called for immediate Congressional action to reverse a tax increase imposed on struggling homeo...
Fiocchi Hails IRS Decision Sparing Emergency First-Responders and Property Taxpayers from Obamacare Snag
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assembly Republican Sam Fiocchi today commended the Internal Revenue Service for clarifying a requirement under Obamacare that threatened the continued service of volunteer fire and medical firs...
Real property taxes are due soon
LĪHU‘E - January 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- County officials would like to remind Kaua‘i property owners that the second installment of real property taxes for the 2013-2014 tax year is due on Feb.
Hatch, Lee Push to Restore Funding for PILT Program
Utah’s U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee are supporting an amendment to the Omnibus government funding bill introduced by Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) that would fully fund the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program. The amendment, which is pai...
Judge orders Mt. Home couple to file Idaho tax returns
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- BOISE, IDAHO — Jan. 16, 2014 — Fourth District Court Judge Lynn G. Norton has ordered a Mountain Home couple to file Idaho tax returns for six years in which their reported income totaled mo...
