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How one cow grazing on a million-dollar property led
to a beef between a church and the county >
At first glance, the lone cow grazing on a nearly two-acre chunk of
fenced land next to a church in Broward County seems innocuous enough.
But behind those big, brown eyes is a sour controversy. The land on
which Bambi roams, once assessed at $1.9 million, is owned by the First
Baptist Church of Southwest Broward. With the cow on site, the property
is taxed on a value of just $131,760 — saving the church a whole lot of
moolah. At issue is the church’s claim that Bambi’s presence makes the
property a working cattle operation which, therefore, can be classified
as agricultural land. Although the lot on which the church sits is
exempt from taxes, the adjacent property where Bambi lives doesn’t get
the same exemption. Designating the property as a for-profit
agricultural operation substantially reduces the assessed value of the
property for tax purposes by more than 93%. Read more
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Every two years, Cook County conducts what’s called the scavenger
sale. Tens of thousands of mostly vacant and often abandoned properties
with a significant amount of unpaid taxes go up for auction, with the
aim of getting them into the hands of people who can return the land to
productive use and put it back on the tax rolls. County Treasurer Maria
Pappas is out with a new report that concludes the 81-year-old program
isn’t working. Read more
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IAAO NEWS
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+ Conference CE credits available through Dec. 31>
2020
Annual Conference attendees can still get credit for watching recorded
sessions through the end of December. If you watched sessions live, the
system recorded your attendance, and the information will be posted to
your IAAO record and members can view the total online. If you watch a
session through the Video on Demand section of the conference website,
you will need to record the codes on the link below and submit them
online. IAAO will update your record. Login
+ Submit your presentation ideas for the conference by Jan. 21! >
Interested in presenting at the 2021 IAAO Annual Conference in
Chicago? The Call for Presentations is now open. The submission deadline
is Jan. 21, and anyone interested is encouraged to submit presentation
ideas as soon as possible. Registration discounts of up to $200 may be
available to presenters. Submit a presentation
+ Early registration opens for 2021 Annual Conference >
Looking to get ahead of the new year and take care of registering
for the 2021 IAAO Annual Conference before the end of 2020? IAAO has
opened limited registration for the 87th IAAO Annual International
Conference on Assessment Administration at the request of members who
would like to pay for 2021 conference registration in 2020. Attendee and
guest registration are now available online or by using a paper form.
The 2021 Conference is set for Aug. 29-Sept. 1 in Chicago. Hotel rooms,
event tickets, and single-day registration will be available in the
spring. Read more
+ Five students pass first virtual IEW >
IAAO
recently offered the first Virtual Instructor Evaluation Workshop and
the following members were approved to teach IAAO classes online: Lance
Briner of the Alachua County (Florida) Property Appraiser's Office;
Stephanie Clark, Broward County (Florida) Property Appraisers Office;
Taylor Dobson, Madison County (Alabama) Tax Assessor; Michael Mills,
King County (Washington); and Larry Roscoe, Horry County (South
Carolina) Assessor. The five students successfully passed the intensive
three-day IAAO Virtual Instructor Evaluation Workshop conducted online
in early December.
+ Help is available for membership dues >
2020
has been a challenging year for jurisdictions’ budgets. With this in
mind, Vision Government Solutions and IAAO are pleased to offer the
COVID-19 Membership Support Grant to provide greater opportunities for
members to renew their annual IAAO Membership dues. The grant is
available to a limited number of IAAO members whose jurisdictions are
not paying membership dues because of budgetary restrictions. Download
the form to apply for the grant to pay membership dues. Read more
+ Tyler Technologies offering 'Virtual Appeals/Operations' webinar Jan. 14 >
As appraisal and tax offices are challenged by the pandemic,
constituent demands, limited resources, and more, workflows must be
adapted to meet your changing needs. Specifically, when dealing with
property valuation appeals, vendors and offices alike are exhibiting
great agility to ensure taxpayers’ concerns are heard and issues are
resolved with minimal complications. Revealing tips and tricks for
virtual collaboration, Tyler Technologies' senior appraisal project
supervisors Mary Noldy and Eric Coakley offer important anecdotes and
lessons learned from managing multiple virtual property appeals in 2020.
The team of experienced remote specialists will deliver thoughtful
insights on the future of virtual operations and also spark discussion
on critical components for successful interactions moving forward. Tyler
Vice President of Appraisal Services, Mark Folkerts, will introduce the
webinar, with is set for 2-3 p.m. Eastern time, Thursday, Jan. 14,
2021. Register here
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IAAO CONNECT CORNER
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+ Hot Topic: Solar farm valuation >
IAAO Connect members are discussing solar farm valuation, and which methodology to use. Read more
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AROUND THE INDUSTRY
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Lennie Mosley, president of the Halyard Park Neighborhood
Association, first moved to the area with her husband in 1980. Back
then, she said, few people wanted to live there. Now, the neighborhood's
location within walking distance of an NBA arena and related projects
has put its housing in high demand and led to a sharp rise in property
taxes. Read more
+ New Orleans school committee votes against $25 million dollar Folgers property tax exemptions >
An
Orleans Parish School Board committee recommended denying six tax
exemption requests from Folgers Coffee Company totaling about $2.9
million in local property taxes dedicated to schools over 10
years. The Orleans Parish School Board will cast a final vote on
the exemption applications at its full board meeting later today, the
time the New Orleans City Council is expected to vote on whether to give
the city’s approval for the exemptions, which are worth roughly $25
million in total local property tax breaks over 10 years for Folgers
Coffee Company. That includes taxes that go to the schools, the city of
New Orleans, the Sewerage and Water Board and several other local
government agencies. Read more
+ Vancouver art museum loses appeal for property tax exemption of $914,000 condo >
A
$914,000 Vancouver condo used by employees of the Audain Art Museum is
not exempt from taxation. A B.C. Property Assessment Appeal Board
reached this conclusion in a case involving a Yaletown apartment. The
Vancouver condo provides accommodation for museum staff when they are in
the city. Read more
+ The coronavirus and property tax abatements >
Nearly
a year into the coronavirus pandemic, it is clear that while the
long-term impact of the virus remains uncertain, a profound societal
shift has occurred. Whether the move to remote work has made companies
rethink their need for commercial office space or whether the lockdown
has accelerated the shift to online shopping – leaving storefronts,
malls and big-box stores with significant vacancies and requests for
rent deferrals from remaining tenants – pandemic-induced changes have
caused substantial adjustments in real property use – and values – in
New Hampshire and across the country. Read more
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+ Roanoke, Virginia >
Assistant Director of Real Estate Valuation, County of Roanoke See more
+ Sioux Falls, South Dakota >
+ Milwaukee >
+ Winston-Salem, North Carolina >
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