If you were recently hit with a tax bill that caught you a little off guard, you might be on the lookout for how you can lower your property taxes for next year’s tax season. To do this, you will need to learn a little bit more about how property taxes work. Don’t worry though, […]
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It’s no secret that Long Island property taxes are high. In fact, New York City suburbs pay the highest taxes in the nation. While the average effective property tax rate in Manhattan is just 0.88%, and the statewide average rate is 1.69%, Nassau County and Suffolk County average over 2%, according to SmartAsset. It is
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Property ownership remains one of the best investment portfolios in the country. Many Americans save for years to buy their own homes, and the highlight of this journey is holding the keys to their home. With homeownership, also comes paying taxes on the ownership of that property. If you’re a property owner in New York,
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Property taxes fund schools, libraries, police and fire departments, along with public works such as roads, parks, and playgrounds. They’re essential to our communities – but that doesn’t make them any easier to pay. When you buy a home, you learn what the property taxes are in your area. However, when those rates start rising,
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Two new measures were approved by the New York State legislature that will change the way the Star Rebate Program works. Part 1: Homeowners earning between $250,000 and $500,000 a year will get a check for their STAR rebates this year, rather than receiving the savings directly in their school-tax bills. Part 2: Any STAR
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A proposed change in the Republican plan to redefine the federal tax code is basically impractical to Long Island property owners while enormously affecting their capability to take a property tax deduction. This is what critics and analysts said after a long-awaited proposal was disclosed. Under the current plan that has the backing of President
Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano received a warning Last July that in 2017 the popular tax cut which averaged one hundred and sixty-six dollars would no longer be applied. Even though he was warned about it, Mangano failed to inform about 44 thousand senior citizens who did get the abatement concerning the end of the
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Yes – Being that an in-ground pool is a permanent concrete fixture to your home, this type of swimming pool can increase the value of your home and subsequently also your property taxes as well. The type of swimming pool that you have, as well as its present condition, does influence the impact it has
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