Property taxes are one of the most substantial tax burdens businesses face. In 2020 alone, property taxes accounted for almost 38 percent of all taxes paid by businesses to state and local governments.
These taxes are highly unpopular and can get extremely confusing. But when done right, property taxes can actually be quite good. Janelle Fritts, a state tax policy analyst, joins Jesse Solis to talk through what a well structured property tax should look like, which states have good property tax structures in place and which ones don't, and how these taxes impact a state's competitiveness in an increasingly mobile economy.
Links:
https://taxfoundation.org/ranking-property-taxes-2022/
https://taxfoundation.org/2022-state-business-tax-climate-index/
https://taxfoundation.org/tax-basics/property-tax/
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