Property-tax collection is a quarter of what it was in 1970, when the middle class began to flee.
Local governments rely on the collection of property taxes as their major source of revenue.
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By comparison, the collection of property taxes in Indiana is a ferocious system.
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Early on, he also began to view his collection as the property element within his own personal investment portfolio, which has thrown up some interesting results.
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Trump Hotel Collection recently opened a property outside Panama City, while Marriott International Inc.
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The 14 cottages are each unique, with a whimsical theme such as dogs or fishing carried out in architecture, furnishings and a multi-million dollar artwork collection displayed around the property.
While the nearly 6-acre property lends itself to commercial uses such as storing an antique car collection, Murphy thinks there is a 50-50 chance the buyer will convert the property into a residential home.
Planners often think that exempt property means that it is absolutely immune from collection.
Land and Property Services is responsible for the billing and collection of rates on 840, 000 properties in Northern Ireland.
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During her husband's 20 years as Philippine president, she amassed a huge collection of art, jewellery, property and - most famously - at least 1, 000 pairs of shoes.
And across the Atlantic, the recently opened Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht is now home to what it says is the largest in-hotel video art collection in the world, transforming the property into more than just a hotel -- it's an art gallery now, too.
It urged ministers to support the authorities in developing nations to improve the collection rates of income tax, VAT and local property taxes and to ensure governing elites paid their fair share.
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