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sometimesright

in Taxes 12 years and 5 months ago

How to value condo with tax abatement?

How do you value a tax abatement when making an offer for a condo? For example: Condo sold for 640K in 2008\. Three years of…

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fractalogical

in Taxes 12 years and 7 months ago

Property tax increase following renovation

As is typical for my neighborhood, the NYC Finance “effective market value” for my property has lagged far behind the actual property value assessment. My…

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pearlstoh

in Taxes 12 years and 8 months ago

Anyone had experience with a DOF property tax insepction?

I submitted the paperwork to the DOF on March 1st to get my property taxes adjusted after a gut reno (Class 2 SRO to Class…

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sobrooklyn

in Taxes 12 years and 8 months ago

Property Tax Re-assessment

I plan to seek a re-assessment of my property taxes through the Dept of Finance.  Has anyone ever undergone this process and can let me…

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onefineday

in Taxes 12 years and 9 months ago

Any Experience Changing Tax Class of Brownstone?

I was wondering if anyone has ever changed the tax class of their brownstone.  Would love to hear about anyone’s experience getting this done.  We…

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litachiqita

in Taxes 12 years and 9 months ago

Capital Improvement - sales tax on countertops?

So, I’ve seen the previous threads on sales tax on capital improvements (http://brownstoner.staging.wpengine.com/forum-archive/2007/08/capital-improve-1/) – and that contractors should NOT be charging sales tax in New…

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rebox

in Taxes 12 years and 9 months ago

TAX CHALLENGE HELP

Does anyone know of anyone, or a company, that handles challenges to assessments/market value. In other cities, like Chicago, there is an entire industry of…

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DeLepp

in Taxes 12 years and 11 months ago

Tax lawyer

Recommendations for a tax lawyer?  The coop currently has one but his stock answer seems to be “Clinton hill just like Park Slope now”.  That…

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Scarlett

in Taxes 13 years and 4 months ago

Tax Abatement

Hi. I am seriously considering purchasing a condo in Carroll Gardens whose tax abatement is set to start phasing out (I think that’s the right…

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robbyrob

in Taxes 13 years and 4 months ago

C of O

I have a 1 family house. In the DOF bills it shows as a class 1, B3-2family dwelling. In the DOB it also shows it…

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