Eliminating Taxes on Personal Property: A Sigh of Relief for Texas Businesses
Exempting BPP would also reduce the cost to government and taxpayers associated with administering the property tax. The valuation of BPP by appraisal districts each year requires a substantial amount of resources, and those costs are ultimately born by the taxpayers served by the appraisal district.
Read MoreThe Economic Impact of R&D Tax Incentives in Texas
John W. Diamond, Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Senior Fellow in Public Finance, Director, Center for Public Finance, Baker Institute Rice University
Read MoreShould We Eliminate Local Property Taxes?
Careful considerations must be applied before embarking on any effort to replace local property taxes with another tax.
Read MorePowers and Limitations of the Appraisal District Board of Directors**UPDATED**
**UPDATED**Due to the recently elected Appraisal District Board of Directors and the actions they are taking in direct response to the election it is important to know the powers and limitations of the BOD.
Read MoreVoter-Approval Tax Rate Elections (VATRE)
School boards are required to adopt a budget and tax rate to finance that budget each year. As part of that process, the school board is required to calculate a “voter-approval tax rate” (previously known as the “rollback” rate).
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