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The method of determining the rate varies widely, but may be constrained under laws of particular states. Property tax is likely the first or second highest tax burden on a capital-intensive business so hundreds of thousands of dollars may be at stake. [21] In some jurisdictions, property is taxed based on its classification.
So if your home’s property value was frozen at $200,000, five years from now, if your home is now worth $220,000, you’ll be paying taxes on a $200,000 home and not a $220,000 home.
Ballot Measure 47 was an initiative in the U.S. state of Oregon that passed in 1996, affecting the assessment of property taxes and instituting a double majority provision for tax legislation. Measure 50 was a revised version of the law, which also passed, after being referred to the voters by the 1997 state legislature .
An extra tax on home sale profits over $250,000 was designed to target wealthy homeowners. But as home values have soared, the tax is impacting middle-income people, too.
The Oregon Department of Revenue is the principal tax collection agency in the U.S. state of Oregon.It is charged with administering the state's tax laws and collection of state taxes including personal and corporate income and excise taxes; gift and inheritance taxes; and tobacco taxes and those imposed by more than thirty other tax programs.
Sep. 9—Portland city officials are considering a temporary program that would provide additional property tax relief for seniors until a new state tax deferral option goes into effect next year.
Oregon Ballot Measure 37 was a controversial land-use ballot initiative that passed in the U.S. state of Oregon in 2004 and is now codified as Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 195.305. Measure 37 has figured prominently in debates about the rights of property owners versus the public's right to enforce environmental and other land use regulations.
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