property taxes

Here's where voters approved a tax hike to help pay for child care

10:05am November 06, 2024

Voters approved tax hikes to help fund child care for low-income families in the Austin, Texas, and Sonoma County, Calif. A similar measure in St. Paul, Minn., failed.

A photo of a Guilford County Board of Commissioners work session on January 4.

Politics & Government

Guilford County considers increasing property tax collection rate for municipalities

1:21pm January 08, 2024

by DJ Simmons

The Guilford County Board of Commissioners is considering increasing the property tax collection rate for its municipalities, which has remained unchanged for 13 years.

Internal Revenue Service taxes forms are seen on Feb. 13, 2019.

These are the states with the highest and lowest tax burdens, a report says

4:52am March 30, 2023

by Ayana Archie

A new report by WalletHub measured how much people pay in property, income and sales tax in proportion to the amount of money they make.

Politics & Government

Proposed Greensboro Budget Includes First Property Tax Increase In Over A Decade

11:26am May 22, 2019

by Neal Charnoff

Greensboro residents haven't seen a property tax increase in more than a decade, but that could soon change.

In his State of the State address this week, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, said the new GOP tax bill is "unconstitutional" and unfairly targets blue states like his. He plans to sue the federal government over it.

GOP Tax Law Sparks Confusion And Outcry In Blue States As N.Y. Threatens Lawsuit

9:41am January 05, 2018

by Chris Arnold

Democrats say the new tax law unfairly targets blue states. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he will file a lawsuit, while confusion reigns for Americans who tried to prepay property taxes.

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Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., joined at left by Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, on Nov. 7 on Capitol Hill in Washington defends the GOP tax reform plan being crafted in the Ways and Means Committee.

House GOP Tax Plan Is Little Help To High-Tax States Like New Jersey

1:27pm November 09, 2017

by Charles Lane

Being able to deduct local income and property taxes, evens things out — but the House Republican plan in the works eliminates most of those reductions, meaning no tax savings.

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Politics & Government

Winston-Salem City Budget Proposal Includes Property Tax Hike

3:13pm June 17, 2016

by Keri Brown

Winston-Salem City Council is expected to vote on a new budget proposal for the next fiscal year at Monday's meeting. If it passes, taxes could be going up for homeowners.

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Detroit is attracting entrepreneurs who like the relatively cheap workspaces. But real estate developers and business owners like Sean Harrington, who turned the Iodent Building into an apartment complex, are paying the price in property taxes.

On The Road To Recovery, Detroit's Property Taxes Aren't Helping

8:45am May 28, 2015

by Jason Margolis

Even with cheap rent, the cost of doing business is high. With the nation's highest commercial property taxes, one business mogul says this stunts entrepreneurship in a city that needs more jobs.

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NC's New Tax and Tag Law In Effect

4:02pm September 03, 2013

Tuesday, September 3rd, is the first day of business for a new law that prevents North Carolina motorists from registering their cars until their taxes are paid.