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This Stroock Special Bulletin includes two tables that compare the annualized tax rates for tax years 2016/17 and 2017/18.

A New York Supreme Court Justice has struck down the rollout of the pied-à-terre tax, ruling the Department of Finance's implementation plan arbitrary and capricious. The decision comes as two new constitutional challenges are filed against the tax, with prominent figures including former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross arguing it unconstitutionally targets nonresidents of New York City.

There were several changes to the income tax—including the reduction in the top corporate tax rate to 21 percent, the reduction in individual income tax rates, including a new top marginal ...

Florida voters will consider Amendment #3 on the ballot for November 3, 2026. The proposed Florida Constitutional amendment would substantially expand homestead tax relief, reduce the permissible annual growth of non-homestead assessments, establish constitutional parameters governing local-government use of ad valorem revenues, and authorize future mechanisms for additional local homestead tax relief.

This article provides an overview of the use of private placement group variable deferred annuity contract (also known as a group annuity contract, or GAC) by tax-exempt an foreign investors.

As the economy hums along and grows, taxpayers may overlook property taxes. Applying mass appraisal techniques, assessors cushion their tax bases by increasing assessment on commercial property.

While paying taxes will certainly never win any popularity contests, most property owners understand the simple fact that local property taxes fund the roads...

Under the REMIC rules, a mortgage loan ceases to be a good REMIC asset if the borrower replaces the real property collateral with government securities (known as defeasance) less than two years...

Michael J. Viscount Jr. and Raymond M. Patella were featured in the Law360 article "Revel Casino Wins $400M Tax Assessment Reduction."

To most, the month of May means the start of Spring and warm weather. But to Suffolk County property owners, the month of May means Spring, warm weather AND the real property tax grievance filing period.

Earlier this week, the Suffolk County Legislature passed a local law to expand eligibility limits for real property tax exemptions for people with disabilities.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a residential property owner, Geraldine Tyler, in Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minnesota, et al., No. 22-166.

With the April 30 property tax payment deadline fast approaching, this is a reminder that you can still preserve the right to challenge the validity of your 2022 tax assessment...

In July 2024, Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) awarded over $95 million in housing tax credits to help finance...

When proposed regulations under new Section 199A were issued regarding the deduction for pass-through entities, many real estate professionals were frustrated by the use of Section 162

In the fall issue of The Real Estate Finance Journal, Katten Real Estate Partners Martin Siroka and Scott M. Vetri discuss a Term Sheet released by New York City's Department of Housing Preservation and Development.

News reports indicate that there will be no agreement on construction wages between the Real Estate Board of New York and the Building and Construction Trades Council by today's deadline.