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This bill seeks to lessen property tax burdens on homeowners and maintain predictable property tax rates, which have increased exponentially since 1998.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
Even though the deadline for property tax payments is Jan. 31, many Milwaukee residents like to pay prior to the start of the new year for tax purposes.
—Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
The forecasted deficit, staff said, can be attributed in part to the slowing of property tax growth following the pandemic.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
Better to have all Marylanders pay the same property tax rate and their county would receive a proportion of the revenues equal to their share of the state’s population.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
1808, in the meaning defined above
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“Property tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/property%20tax. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
Legal Definition
property tax
noun
: a tax levied on real or personal property (as by a municipality) compare excise, income tax
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