Today, the President of the Florida Senate announced that tax relief has stalled the budget negotiations for the 2025 Regular Session. This means the Florida legislature will likely have to return in a Special Session to resolve tax and budget bills before the start of the state fiscal year on July 1, 2025.
The Senate
As we look towards Fall, cooler weather and the start of football season, another annual event is about to kick off – the opening of the Louisiana Parish Property tax assessment rolls.
This is the time for taxpayers to meet with assessors and discuss the assessment of their moveable (personal) and immovable (real) and present
For anyone interested in Louisiana property tax issues, the Louisiana Tax Commission has given notice of the dates for its annual Rules and Regulations hearings. Any interested party can submit a proposal to amend the current regulations to the Commission during this process. The Commission accepts written proposals that are presented in an open
It is time for Louisiana assessors to open their rolls for taxpayer review! Many assessors began the two-week exposure period on August 15th, but the dates vary by parish. As such, if you want to review the fair market value placed on your property by an assessor in a particular parish, you can find the
Jones Walker SALT team members Jay Adams and Bill Backstrom will discuss national property tax legislation and tips to mitigating negative press with property tax appeals.
This two and a half day Workshop will cover the latest property tax issues and trends companies are dealing with in 2023 and will deal with in the future
Partner Andre Burvant, a member of the firm’s state and local tax team, will serve as a panelist at the upcoming Council On State Taxation (COST) 2022 Tax Property Workshop on September 13 in Denver, Colorado. Andre will offer his perspective on the future of property tax litigation for the rest of 2022 and
Jones Walker SALT Team leader Jay Adams will participate as a panelist for a presentation on current valuation issues in tax dispute resolution trials for the Council On State Taxation 2022 Property Tax Workshop on September 14 in Denver, Colorado.
Like that much anticipated annual visit to the doctor before school starts, it is again time for Louisiana assessors to open their rolls for taxpayer review, and hopefully no one will need any shots afterwards (but if so, make it tequila!). Many assessors begin the two-week exposure period on August 15th, but the dates vary
As we have written before, any property owner whose property has been damaged or rendered non-operational as a result of an emergency declared by the governor can seek a reduction in the value of their affected property even though January 1st has passed. See La. R. S. 47:1978.1. On March 23, 2022, Louisiana
In response to the pandemic, the Jones Walker SALT team published an article regarding La. R.S. 47:1978.1 and its mandate that property damaged, destroyed, or rendered nonoperational due to an emergency declared by the governor was subject to reassessment, including the consideration of additional obsolescence, as a result of that physical and financial damage.
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