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The largest property tax exemption is the exemption for registered non-profit organizations; all 50 states fully exempt these organizations from state and local property taxes with a 2009 study estimating the exemption's forgone tax revenues range from $17–32 billion per year.
Property tax was the first tax levied in the state of Washington and its collection accounts for about 30% of Washington's total state and local revenue. It continues to be the most important revenue source for public schools , fire protection, libraries , parks and recreation, and other special-purpose districts.
School and other authorities are often separately governed, and impose separate taxes. Property tax is generally imposed only on realty, though some jurisdictions tax some forms of business property. Property tax rules and rates vary widely with annual median rates ranging from 0.2% to 1.9% of a property's value depending on the state. [9]
In March 2022, a Douglas County Superior Court judge sided with the plaintiffs ruling that the tax was an income tax [31] and therefore unconstitutional in Washington State. This ruling was overturned by the Washington State Supreme Court in March 2023, which ruled that the tax was an excise tax, rather than an income tax. [24]
State tax levels indicate both the tax burden and the services a state can afford to provide residents. States use a different combination of sales , income , excise taxes , and user fees . Some are levied directly from residents and others are levied indirectly.
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The tax burden is calculated by multiplying the value of the real property according to the official assessment code (Bewertungsgesetz) with the real property tax rate and with the applicable municipal multiplier. The real property property tax rate is set by the Federal state, in which the respective real property is located.
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