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LexisNexis and Tax Management Associates Join Forces to Help State and Local Governments Discover and Recover Revenue

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Mike Farnham

LexisNexis ® Risk Solutions today announced a strategic alliance with Tax Management Associates, Inc. (TMA) to accelerate its Revenue Discovery and Recovery programs for state and local governments. The programs identify areas of waste, fraud or abuse and seek to increase state and local government revenues through careful administration of existing tax sources.

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Congratulations to Blount County, Tax Management Associates

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Mike Farnham

Congratulations to Blount County, Tax Management Associates

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Ten year dispute ended: Alcoa, Inc. to pay estimated $4 million to county, Alcoa city

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Mike Farnham

Alcoa, Inc., will pay the city of Alcoa and Blount County $4.1 million to cover the cost of back taxes, ending a decade-long dispute relating to how raw materials at the company are assessed.

Blount County Property Assessor Mike Morton made the announcement at a press conference Thursday, saying that an estimated $2.1 million would go to Blount County and $2 million would go the City of Alcoa.

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Tax board denies Majestic’s request to reduce tax liability

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Mike Farnham

The Lake County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals denied Majestic Star Casino’s request to reduce the tax liability of its equipment and furnishings.

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Targeting tax cheaters

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Mike Farnham

Berrien County working to eliminate bogus homestead exemptions By SCOTT AIKEN – H-P Staff Writer Published: Sunday, May 15, 2011 1:06 PM EDT ST. JOSEPH – For many property owners, the game has been one of dodge the taxes. Filing an illegal homestead exemption for a house or condominium can cut the property tax burden by [...]

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Compromising Taxes

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Mike Farnham

Is it Constitutional to Compromise Taxes on Discovered Property? by Kirk Boone In North Carolina, if the all-time list of property tax experts were limited to five names, there are one or two names that no other expert would leave off. One of those names is Bill Campbell. His list of contr ibutions to North [...]

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Defining Discovery

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Mike Farnham

What Constitutes as a Discovery in Tax Administration? By Sarah Diehl There are a lot of definitions out there for what constitutes as a discovery in tax administration.  The meaning varies from state to state and county to county.  Not all jurisdictions actually use the term discovery.  For example, the Code of Alabama § 40-7-23 refers to an assessment on a [...]

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Auditors add $375 million to Hamilton County tax rolls

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Mike Farnham

Published Tuesday, March 29, 2011 11:13 am EST ( Updated 20 hours ago ) By Beverly A. Carroll Since Tennessee required local governments to audit the taxable property held by private businesses, Hamilton County has found $375 million worth of inventory previously left off the tax rolls.

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Hollywood Cracks Down On Homestead Exemption Fraud

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Mike Farnham

Officer Dedicated To Fraud Detection POSTED: Wednesday, February 9, 2011 UPDATED: 11:12 am EST February 10, 2011 by Roger Lohse HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — For the past eight months, Hollywood police Detective Rob Alfano has been on loan to the Broward County Property Appraiser’s Office, helping catch homeowners in Hollywood who are illegally claiming a homestead exemption [...]

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County hires firm to audit property assessment

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Mike Farnham

Thursday, February 10, 2011 1:00 am by Pat Munsey How nice would it be to choose how much tax you pay? Some businesses and individuals get to do that, and the majority of them honestly shoulder their share of the load. But there are some who should be paying more. Soon, Howard County will know if [...]

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