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Is your local government increasing property taxes this month?0
- Tax & Spending
- August 22, 2022
More than 1,300 local taxing authorities ranging from fire districts and cemeteries to cities, school districts, and counties across Kansas have announced that they will not raise property taxes this year. Those proposing increases will be hosting public hearings about whether to exceed their revenue-neutral rate. According to the Truth-in-Taxation law passed in 2021, taxing
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Many counties withhold information on property tax hearings 0
- Tax & Spending
- August 8, 2022
With just 12 days to go before the revenue-neutral rate property tax hearings will begin, over half of the taxing entities that have responded to KORA requests from Kansas Policy Institute are not raising property taxes this year. But as of today, 61 counties have not provided information in response to our Open Records requests
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More than 100 local governments aren’t increasing property tax 0
- Tax & Spending
- August 16, 2021
The new Truth in Taxation legislation is already providing Kansans with millions of dollars in property tax savings. Faced with the prospect of finally having to be honest with taxpayers, 108 cities, counties, school districts, and a community college have already declared they will not increase property taxes next year. Individual property owners may see
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