Report Outline
The General Property Tax and the Problem of Assessment
The Discovery of Taxable Property
Listing of Property for Taxation
The Process of Tax Appraisal
Corrupt Practices in Tax Assessment
Essentials of Good Tax Assessment
At the base of the general property tax, upon which all local governments depend for the bulk of their revenue, lies the tax assessment roll. If the assessment roll has been properly prepared, if all taxable property has been discovered, listed, and correctly appraised, each property owner will pay his just share of the tax burden. If the assessment roll presents a false picture, due to the incompetence or corruption of the assessor, a long series of civic evils may follow in its train.
In the preparation of the following report, Mr. Noonan has been guided by an outline designed to bring out the information that will be of greatest interest to newspaper editors. As technical director of the National Association of Tax Assessing Officers, he has supervised the installation of modernized methods of assessment in many cities. He freely expresses his opinions and makes specific recommendations for improvements in the process of tax assessing.
The General Property Tax and the Problem of Assessment
The least popular of all taxes levied in the United States is the general property tax—the tax upon which local governments depend for more than 80 per cent of their total revenues. Both the theory and the practice of the general property tax have been under attack for a long period of years. One-fourth of the states have abandoned it completely as a source of revenue for state government. For city, town and county governments, however, it is generally agreed that taxation of real and personal property will long continue to be the principal means of support. The general property tax has been worked into the very fabric of local government. It cannot be removed without very serious dislocations. |
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Feb. 07, 2020 |
Hidden Money |
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Jun. 28, 2013 |
Internet Shopping |
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Jan. 16, 1998 |
IRS Reform |
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Mar. 22, 1996 |
Tax Reform |
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Apr. 06, 1990 |
How Fair Is the Nation's Tax Burden? |
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Aug. 28, 1987 |
Taxing Business Services |
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Oct. 17, 1986 |
Tax Reform In The States |
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Sep. 28, 1984 |
Tax Debate: 1984 Election and Beyond |
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Mar. 19, 1982 |
Tax-Exemption Controversy |
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May 19, 1978 |
Property Tax Relief |
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Apr. 07, 1978 |
Tax Shelters and Reform |
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Feb. 10, 1971 |
Property Tax Reform |
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Mar. 26, 1969 |
Tax Reform Pressures |
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Mar. 24, 1965 |
Excise Tax Cuts and the Economy |
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Feb. 15, 1961 |
Flexible Taxation |
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Apr. 02, 1959 |
State Tax Problems |
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Apr. 23, 1958 |
Tax Reduction, 1958 |
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Aug. 14, 1957 |
Fast Tax Write-Offs |
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Apr. 10, 1957 |
Federal Payments in Lieu of Taxes |
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Sep. 12, 1956 |
Corporation Profits and Taxes in Prosperity |
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Mar. 16, 1954 |
Shares in Tax Relief |
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Nov. 21, 1953 |
Revision of Excise Taxes |
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Mar. 19, 1953 |
Federal-State Tax Relations |
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Oct. 01, 1952 |
European Taxes and Tax Evasion |
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Nov. 03, 1950 |
Excess Profits Tax |
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Feb. 01, 1950 |
Tax Loopholes |
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Jun. 04, 1949 |
Excise Taxes |
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Oct. 27, 1948 |
Postwar Sales Taxes |
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Aug. 29, 1947 |
Taxation of Family Income |
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Apr. 09, 1947 |
Income Tax Relief |
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Jan. 11, 1946 |
Taxation of Cooperatives |
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Oct. 16, 1945 |
Federal Taxes on Business |
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May 08, 1944 |
Postwar Taxes |
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Sep. 20, 1943 |
Sales Taxes |
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Dec. 05, 1941 |
New Taxes for Defense |
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Apr. 05, 1941 |
Taxation for National Defense |
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Feb. 28, 1941 |
Taxation of Alcoholic Beverages |
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Jan. 11, 1941 |
Exemptions from Taxation |
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Dec. 04, 1940 |
Federal Taxes and Defense Financing |
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Feb. 01, 1940 |
Sharing of Tax Revenues |
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Feb. 02, 1939 |
Turnover Taxes in the States |
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Nov. 05, 1937 |
Broadening of the Income-Tax Base |
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Jun. 17, 1937 |
Exemptions from Income Taxation |
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Apr. 05, 1937 |
Coordination of Federal and State Tax Systems |
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Dec. 19, 1936 |
Revision of Federal Tax on Capital Gains |
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Nov. 02, 1936 |
State Taxation of Natural Resources |
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May 26, 1936 |
Assessment of Property for Taxation |
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Apr. 17, 1936 |
Federal Taxes on Consumption |
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Mar. 19, 1936 |
Taxation of Undistributed Corporate Profits |
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Dec. 17, 1935 |
Reduction of Tax Burdens on Real Estate |
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Oct. 21, 1935 |
Tax Delinquency in the United States |
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May 21, 1935 |
Comparative Tax Burdens in America and Britain |
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Feb. 01, 1935 |
Federal Taxation of Corporations |
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Nov. 27, 1934 |
Elimination of Conflicts in Taxation |
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Jul. 25, 1933 |
Taxation of Excess Profits |
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Jan. 25, 1933 |
Tax Burdens and Tax-Free Securities |
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Nov. 23, 1932 |
The Beer Tax and the Sales Tax |
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Dec. 19, 1931 |
Sales Taxes: Federal, State, and Foreign |
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Sep. 18, 1931 |
Death Taxes and the Concentration of Wealth |
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Mar. 18, 1931 |
Federal Taxation of Large Incomes |
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Jan. 10, 1931 |
Taxation of Capital Gains |
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Nov. 09, 1929 |
Federal Tax Reduction-1930 |
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Aug. 08, 1927 |
Federal Tax Reduction—1928 |
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Sep. 27, 1926 |
Tax Reduction and the Public Debt |
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Jan. 16, 1926 |
Taxation of Estates and Inheritances |
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Nov. 07, 1925 |
Federal Taxation of Small Incomes |
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Nov. 28, 1924 |
Social, Fiscal and Legal Aspects of the Inheritance Tax |
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Apr. 07, 1924 |
Causes and Effects of the Tax Return Blockade |
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Dec. 12, 1923 |
Tax Exempt Securities |
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Dec. 10, 1923 |
Taxation |
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