Local Tax Law has Counties Confused Opinion Questions Constitutionality
Augusta Chronicle, The › March 14, 2007
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COLUMBIA - State lawmakers wanted to give counties a way to collect property taxes on new buildings sooner. But the attorney general says the new law is unconstitutional, leaving local officials confused about whether to collect the levies.
The state law allows counties to pass local laws so they can collect up to six months of taxes on new construction occupied by an owner by June 30 of each year. But the attorney general's opinion said the local option could result in the same kinds of property being taxed differently among counties.See the full content of this document
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Local Tax Law has Counties Confused Opinion Questions Constitutionality
"We believe a court could find (the new law) is of questionable constitutionality due to the uni...
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