August 4, 2026
Tax

City renews tax deal to redevelop downtown Tucson’s long-vacant Hotel Arizona as a Hyatt

After a 12-year vacancy, the Hotel Arizona in downtown will become a Hyatt Regency hotel under a new lease agreement with the city of Tucson.  The lease agreement and tax break on the hotel with developers Pueblo Center Partners and HSL Circle Properties is a renewal of an agreement from November 2019 that expired in

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MPRB proposes tax levy increase for 2025

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) Commissioners voted to support a tax levy increase at its Tuesday meeting. The MPRB said the increased levy request of 10.07% was made to the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET). According to MPRB, the increase would be used to maintain current park service levels and care for

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Proposed property tax increase notices sent to 230K Johnson Co. residents

JOHNSON CO., Kan. (KCTV) – Notices for proposed property tax increases will soon be in the mailboxes of hundreds of thousands of Johnson County residents. Johnson County, Kansas, officials announced on Thursday, Aug. 8, that on or before Saturday more than 230,000 notices of proposed property tax increases will be sent as required by law.

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University Health property tax rate likely to remain the same in 2024-2025

Bexar County commissioners this week heard a presentation about next year’s University Health System budget that leaves its property tax rate unchanged. The annual budget for the county’s system of public hospitals and clinics has weighed in around $3 billion, about the same as the county’s entire total budget. Commissioners will likely formally adopt a

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Italy doubles its ‘billionaires tax’ to €200,000 for super-rich expats

Italy’s government said Wednesday it would double a flat tax on foreign income for high earners newly moved from abroad, from 100,000 euros ($110,000) to 200,000 euros a year. The original rate, levied for a maximum of 15 years in lieu of other taxes, was introduced in 2017 in a bid to lure wealthy people

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New Tax Legislation for Digital Services and Online Goods

Peru’s President has enacted Legislative Decree No. 1623, revising the General Sales Tax (IGV) and Selective Consumption Tax in response to the growing digital economy. This decree, under Law No. 32089, aims to regulate the taxation of digital services and intangible goods purchased online.   Key provisions include:   Individuals using digital services from non-resident

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Existing ‘equalization aid’ to schools could be main Nebraska property tax relief vehicle • Nebraska Examiner

LINCOLN — A soon-to-be revamped property tax relief proposal in the Nebraska Legislature would use an existing school aid formula to funnel at least $1.8 billion to the state’s 244 school districts. That change would be made largely to replace local property taxes with state funding, dropping maximum school tax rates for operational expenses from $1.05

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Anger at Gov. Jim Pillen’s property-tax push spills into legislative debate • Nebraska Examiner

LINCOLN — Frustrations with Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s push to prioritize the property tax relief proposals he and his hand-picked pod of senators favor over other lawmakers’ ideas boiled over into Wednesday’s floor debate. State Sens. Danielle Conrad and George Dungan of Lincoln; Megan Hunt, John Cavanaugh, Jen Day and Machaela Cavanaugh of Omaha; and

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Denver affordable housing sales tax passes onto floor of City Council

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s big November wishlist item took a critical step forward Wednesday when a City Council committee advanced his proposed sales tax for affordable housing to the full body for approval. The 0.5% increase in the sales tax — currently 8.81% in Denver — would raise an estimated $100 million per year for

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Singapore’s Carbon Tax Is Revenue-Neutral, Minister Says

By Jack McLoone (August 7, 2024, 1:36 PM EDT) — Singapore’s carbon tax is expected to have a neutral impact on tax revenues over the next decade, even after accounting for a recent hike in the rate to SG$25 ($18.81) per metric ton of emissions, the country’s environment minister said…. Law360 is on it, so

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