State questioned transactions by prominent developer involving millions of tax dollars
“He has been buying up land with big promises to revitalize downtrodden neighborhoods for over a decade. Now, News 4 Investigates has uncovered big questions about deals entered into by developer Paul McKee, all to…
Crackdown aims at loopholes that allow developers to skirt Pittsburgh deed tax
“For years, buyers of some of the most prominent properties near and in Downtown have exploited loopholes in state law to avoid paying deed transfer tax. Now the city school district has found a way…
IRS wants to move Hy-Tech case to federal court
“The federal government is seeking to move the civil lawsuit brought by the city of Anderson against Hy-Tech Machining to a federal court. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana filed a motion…
Is a City Revitalization & Improvement Zone the same as a tax-increment financing district?
“Is a CRIZ the same as a tax-increment financing district? No. Tax-increment financing (TIF) districts work off a similar concept: finance development by borrowing money repayable with the extra taxes generated by that development. The…
Tax Collector Moves to Seize Pulido Family Business
“The Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector last month issued a notice to Miguel Armando Pulido – the mayor’s father — saying it has assumed the power to auction off the Ace Auto Care building because the…
Time Limit to Transfer Base Year Property Tax Value Expanded for Eminent Domain Takings
“Californians who have owned their properties for years understand the benefits of Proposition 13: their property taxes are based upon the property’s purchase price (with only small allowable annual increases), as opposed to the property’s…
Amherst Town Meeting rejects effort to take college’s property by eminent domain
“A former car dealership on Dickinson Street will continue to be owned by Amherst College after Town Meeting on Wednesday dismissed an article requesting that the town take the property by eminent domain and sell…
Grain Belt Express power line plan stirs opposition
“Property owners opposed to a planned network of transmission towers and power lines that would carry wind-generated electricity from western Kansas to Indiana through a portion of southern Randolph County fear the possibility of eminent…
Attorney says city responsible for $900K a year in Mountain Water taxes
“Mayor John Engen’s bid to condemn Mountain Water Co. will cost the city of Missoula an estimated $900,000 a year in property taxes while the eminent domain case is in litigation in Missoula County District…