Property Taxes
Taxes are paid so that government can pool monies that enable it to embark on projects that enrich society as a whole. When government is underfunded, education and infrastructure suffer. Anyone who jumped for joy at their measly property tax reduction this year also abdicated their right to complain about DISD, potholes, or Fair Park. …
Texas rests in real estate tax ignominy, coming in fifth in WalletHub’s 2016 ranking of state property tax rates at 1.97 percent, though our media home value is the lowest of similarly taxed states at $131,400. We’re coming in behind No. 1 New Jersey (, No. 2 Illinois, No. 3 New Hampshire, and No. 4 Wisconsin.…
I should have reminded you sooner, sorry. I did our’s last night and paid $900 for the convenience plus 40,000 Advantage Miles. That’s about two tickets, right? Anyhow, we pay our own property taxes because once upon a time, children, banks gave out this thing called interest, and if you kept your moola in the…
Comes word from our on-staff Tax Doctor, Rob Wheelock, of Property Tax Managers, that it’s that time of the year AGAIN: property tax appraisals. 2015 Property Tax Statements are usually mailed out starting the first week of October, and they have been for all non-homesteaded properties. But the Dallas County Appraisal District is holding back…
Wallet Hub did a very interesting analysis when it comes to the various tax systems employed by individual states in the nation. Come to find out, Texas’ tax system, which relies heavily on property taxes to fund our government services, is rated as one of the most unfair tax systems. Of course, after our recent…
