November 19, 2015   TTARA’s First Property Tax Meeting for 2016 Set for January 11 in Austin TTARA’s first Property Tax Meeting for 2016 is set for January 11 in Austin. We will meet starting at 10:00 a.m. in the 3rd Floor Auditorium of the Moody Bank Building (TTARA’s offices) at 400 West 15th…

November 6, 2015 In this issue: District Court Tosses Austin’s Tax Roll Challenge Senate Select Property Tax Committee Named   District Court Tosses Austin’s Tax Roll Challenge At this morning’s second hearing in the City of Austin’s challenge of the Travis Central Appraisal District’s valuation of commercial real property and vacant land, Travis County District…

November 5, 2015 In this issue: Comptroller Taxpayer Group Meeting COST/Ernst & Young Study on State Taxes Reaffirms Texas Tax Disparities Speaker Straus Releases Texas House Interim Charges for 84th Legislature TTARA Annual Meeting Wrap-Up Comptroller Taxpayer Group Meeting The Comptroller’s Taxpayer Advisory Group met this week to review a number of items the agency…

October 23, 2015 In this issue: Court Issues First Orders in Austin’s Appraisal Roll Challenge Reminder: TTARA’s Annual Meeting is Next Week on October 29th & 30th   Court Issues First Orders in Austin’s Appraisal Roll Challenge   On Tuesday, October 20, Austin District Judge Tim Sulak issued his first orders in the City of…

October 15, 2015 In this issue: Clearing the Confusion Over the Revenue Estimate Notice from Comptroller: Time to Renew Ag & Timber Registration Numbers for Sales Tax Exemption Tax Cuts and Property Tax Reforms Still in the Lt. Governor’s Sights Eclectic List of Interim Charges for the Senate Education Committee Commissioner of Education to Step…