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The Indiana Constitution of 1851 had a very broad idea of what should be taxed by the property...
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Indiana uses an assessment standard for property taxes called “market value in use.”...
In 2006, when Purdue Extension’s community development director Michael Wilcox joined the...
Sometimes taxes cost more to collect than the revenue they generate. Back in 2015, the Indiana...
In community development, we are always concerned about our success and impact on communities, so...