Chatham County holds final hearing on HB581, chooses not to opt out of homestead exemption
By choosing not to opt out by the March 1 deadline, Chatham County will automatically be enrolled in HB581’s homestead ...
Gwinnett County Schools could be the latest to opt out of Georgia’s new homestead exemption
The state’s largest school district could soon be joining many other cities, counties and school districts in opting out of ...
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Hall Co. holds first public hearing to opt-out of statewide homestead exemption
Hall County is now looking to opt-out of the statewide homestead exemption, or HB581. That statewide exemption would set the ...
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Georgia homestead exemption tax law could put DeKalb sales taxes at risk
Last year, voters approved a referendum on House Bill 581, establishing a new statewide floating homestead tax exemption. The ...
What the Texas Homestead Exemption bill would mean for property taxes and school funding
It is now in the hands of the Texas House to decide what to do about a new property tax cut plan. The author of the Senate's ...
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City to hold hearings, information sessions on homestead exemption
The city of Brunswick plans to hold three informational meetings and public hearings on a statewide homestead exemption that it has the option of adopting.
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Bryan County Schools opt out, legislation planned to take decision out of school's hands
The Bryan County School District board voted 5-2 to opt out of the homestead exemption, which would have provided property tax relief to residents. The decision has sparked frustration among ...
Georgia's local governments might get more time to sort out new homestead exemption plans
Four more years? For local governments weighing the pros and cons of homestead exemptions, that deadline extension could be ...
Texas eyes homestead exemption raise, property tax cut. How much could homeowners save?
A Texas Senate bill to raise the homestead exemption and provide relief to the state's property taxpayers quickly passed out ...
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Texas Senate panel approves $140,000 property tax homestead exemption
(Lynda M. Gonzalez / Staff Photographer) AUSTIN — Proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 cleared a key hurdle Tuesday when a bipartisan committee ...
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Texas eyes homestead exemption raise, property tax cut. How much could homeowners save?
Senate Bill 4 by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, would raise the state's homestead exemption for school district taxes — a portion of a home's value that is not considered when calculating ...