Alaska - Initiatives to cut property taxes

Dramatic fluctuations in the real-estate market in recent years have caused considerable unrest among property taxpayers across Arizona. Read More...

All State Property Tax Cuts

Soaring property values in recent years swelled the coffers of counties and municipalities, raising calls for property-tax cuts. Now, even as foreclosures and dwindling home sales shrink local tax bases, a number of state governments are slashing or capping property-tax rates. Read More...

An Initiative Measure

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Arizona: 1. Purpose A. The purpose of this proposition is to permit the state of Arizona to manage state trust land in ways that promote well-planned growth, conservation, and sound stewardship, addressing issues that were not of concern at the time of statehood. Read More...

Arizona Property Taxes

Dramatic fluctuations in the real-estate market in recent years have caused considerable unrest among property taxpayers across Arizona. Beginning in 2005, the Arizona real-estate market skyrocketed, particularly in the residential-housing market. As they are constitutionally required, county assessors responded to the market by increasing property valuations for property-tax purposes. In Maricopa County, residential properties increased 60 percent in most cases. Read More...

California Property Tax Roles

Together, the electorate and the Legislature of California have reshaped the administration of property taxes since 1978. Constitutional amendments, both voter-initiated (initiative constitutional amendments) and Legislature-initiated (Assembly or Senate constitutional amendments), have established fundamental changes. Meanwhile, legislative measures have interpreted, clarified, and implemented the constitutional provisions... Read More...

California Property Tax Introduction

California Property Tax provides an overview of property tax assessment in California. It is designed to give readers a general understanding of California's property tax system. The publication begins with a brief history of Proposition 13, which since 1978 has been the foundation of California's property tax system.... Read More...

California's Proposition 13

On June 6, 1978, California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 13, a property tax limitation initiative. This amendment to California's Constitution was the taxpayers' collective response to dramatic increases in property taxes and a growing state revenue surplus of nearly billion... Read More...

Important California Property Tax Dates

Important dates for California taxpayers to mark on their calendars. Don't miss deadlines for property tax filing. Read More...

Oregon Property Tax

The property tax in Oregon is a local tax. It funds most of the local services and many functions of county and city governments. Large portions of school-districts and community college budgets also depend on property tax receipts. Taxable property includes real property, mobile homes and some tangible personal property used by business. Prior to the passage of property tax limitation Measure 50, property was generally taxed based on its real market value. Read More...

Tax cuts as home values decline

Soaring property values in recent years swelled the coffers of counties and municipalities, raising calls for property-tax cuts. Now, even as foreclosures and dwindling home sales shrink local tax bases, a number of state governments are slashing or capping property-tax rates. New York Gov. David Paterson last week launched a bid to make New York the latest state to roll back property taxes. Already this year, statehouses in Indiana and Florida have passed new property-tax curbs. Read More...