Articles for tag: Disabled Veterans, Legally Blind

Property Tax Relief Programs in Utah

Property taxes in Utah are assessed at the local level by counties, cities, towns, school districts and special districts. Residential real property is assessed at 55% of its fair market value and property tax rates vary by location. A list of the tax rates is available on the Utah State Tax Commission website. There is ...

Property Tax Exemptions in California

Property taxes in California are assessed by counties, cities, schools and special districts, with oversight from the California State Board of Equalization, which administers property exemption forms. As explained on the California Tax Data website, property tax bills consist of a general tax levy, which is 1% of the total assessed value of the property ...

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Property Tax Relief in Montana

Property taxes in Montana are governed at the state level and the mill levies are set at the local level. The Montana Department of Revenue is responsible for the appraisal, assessment, and equalization of property value for tax purposes. Most appraisals are done by regional offices of the state department of revenue. Local governments including ...

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Social Security Denies Disabled Veterans Disability Benefits

I am a disabled veteran awarded 100% disability after the Veterans Administration (VA) has determined that due to my disabilities I am unemployable. Looking at me you would wonder what my disability is, but believe me, the VA just didn’t simply come to this conclusion. To determine whether I was employable or not I had ...

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Property Tax Relief in Tennessee

Property taxes in Tennessee are assessed and collected by local governments. Residential and farm property is assessed at 25 percent of the appraised value. Tax rates are set by the county commissions and city governments and are expressed in terms of amounts per $100 of assessed value. You can find assessment information for each county ...

Property Tax Relief in Maryland

Property taxes in Maryland are about average on a national scale, with the state ranking 25th in the country in 2009 according toThe Tax Foundation in terms of property taxes as a percentage of home value. Taxes are assessed and collected by counties, towns and special taxing districts. The Maryland State Department of Assessments and ...

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Property Tax Exclusions in North Carolina

Property taxes in North Carolina are assessed locally by the counties. According to the North Carolina Department of Revenue, all counties are required to do a reappraisal of property values at least every eight years, but a growing number of counties do reappraisals every four years. The property tax rate for each county is set ...

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Property Tax Breaks in Illinois

Property taxes in Illinois are assessed and collected on a local level by counties, municipalities, townships, schools and park districts. Real property, other than farmland, is assessed at 33 1/3 percent, except in Cook County, where the assessment ratio is 16 percent. Farmland is assessed based on its agricultural economic value, which is determined based ...