Tag: property tax
Property tax reform survives efforts to scuttle the bill
Local elected officials will have to be honest about the entire property tax increase they impose starting next year. The…
Senate tax committee tees up property tax reform
Kansans are another step closer to major property tax reform, thanks to bipartisan efforts of the Senate tax committee. The…
Local government entities continue fighting Truth in Taxation property tax law
In testimony Monday on Truth in Taxation before the House Taxation Committee, Sedgwick County Commissioner Jim Howell urged legislators to…
3-legged stool scheme sets up a $1 billion income tax hike
Governor Kelly and her tax council say a balanced 3-legged stool theory, with equal amounts of income, sales, and property tax…
Kiplinger: Kansas is 10th least friendly state for taxes
While Governor Kelly’s tax council is exploring options to raise taxes to pay for explosive state spending, the Kiplinger financial report shows…
71% of property tax appeals reduced excessive valuations
Many Kansans believe their property is overvalued by the county assessor, and the results of property tax appeals before the…
Johnson County projects property tax increase far above inflation
Johnson County released 5-year budget projections for the county, and the county is projecting annual property tax increases that are…
Tonganoxie residents ponder school bond project costing $94 million
Tonganoxie residents vote in early September on a bond project that’s being advertised as costing $51 million, but the total…
Sedgwick county budget predicts large increase in property tax, personnel costs
With inflation holding steady below 2% annually, Sedgwick County’s proposed 2020 budget predicts an 18% property tax increase over the next…
Wichita is budgeting a $5.5 million property tax increase
The City of Wichita presented the 2020 city budget to City Council on Tuesday but didn’t mention that the budget…
Hutchinson city manager proposes property tax increase
Property tax collections in Hutchinson jumped 112% between 1997 and 2018 – more than twice the combined rates of inflation…
KS tax board shoots down Johnson County ‘dark store theory’
The Kansas Board of Tax Appeals (BOTA) issued another ruling against Johnson County’s controversial ‘dark store theory’ justification to dramatically…
Record-setting Sedgwick County overtime has long-term ramifications
Sedgwick County set a new overtime payment record last year $6.9 million, which is 16% more than spent in 2017. …
Effectiveness of incentives called into question
Incentives, also called taxpayer-funded subsidies, are ubiquitous in state and local government economic development efforts. The majority of incentives given…
Are subsidies the ‘fix’ for economic challenges?
Government subsidies for a small portion of employers is the preferred attempt at economic development among many elected and economic…
Dark Store Showdown: Executives Back Bus over JoCo Tax Assessments
Dark Store Showdown: Executives Back Bus over JoCo Tax Assessments Johnson County is ground zero in “dark store theory” controversy, an ongoing legal…
Andover School District Voters Can Vote to Lower Their Taxes
Voters in the Andover School District will have the opportunity to lower their property taxes by voting down two bond…