Detroit and the Property Tax : Strategies to Improve Equity and Enhance Revenue.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781558443792
- 512.8
- JK5801 .S263 2015
Intro -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Background -- Detroit in the 21st Century -- Chapter 2: Statewide Property Tax Policies -- Proposal A -- Headlee Amendment -- Tax Abasements -- Chapter 3: Tax Base Distortions in Detroit -- Limitations on Growth in Assessments -- Tax-Exempt Property -- Assessment Practices -- Tax Delinquency -- Chapter 4: Tax Abatements and Regional Competition -- Relatively High Tax Rates -- Use of Abatements to Reduce Tax Burden -- Ineffectiveness of Tax Abatements -- Regional Competition in Southeast Michigan -- Chapter 5: Alternative Tax Scenarios -- Land Area and Land Value Tax Options -- Special Assessment Option -- Conclusions -- Chapter 6: Options for Reform -- Challenges to Property Tax Reform -- Key Considerations in Improving Property Tax Viability -- Local Options for Property Tax Reform -- State Options for Property Tax Reform -- References -- Acknowledgements -- About the Authors -- About the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
This report outlines the problems underlying the erosion of Detroit's property taxbase--a factor that contributed to the city's bankruptcy in 2013. It offers recommendationsfor reform at the local and state level, as well as insight and analysis to help policymakers across the country protect their communities from economic decline.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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