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shuser

in Taxes 2 months ago

Alt CO impact on prop taxes

Hello all We are looking at putting on offer on a a 2 family home that has a monthly tax of $410, but has an…

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huesos

in Taxes 3 months ago

Our Coop Has No Depreciation L:eft: How Do We Save for the Future?

Our coop has been able to save several thousand dollars over time to slowly build up a depleted reserve fund. Our CPA just informed us…

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gates_ave

in Taxes 8 years and 9 months ago

Basic STAR - School Tax Relief, Do I need to re-appy?

I don’t remember re-applying last year and I still got the discount. However, looking at the tax form this year I can’t find if I…

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billcash

in Taxes 8 years and 9 months ago

Tax impact of SRO conversion

Hi, I am considering the purchase of a 2-family townhouse (tax class1) that is being converted from a SRO (tax class2). The house has been…

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Guest User | 0 secs ago

Increase Assessed Value for Extension and Renovation on 2 family house

Did anyone with an extension encounter a huge increase in assessed value and does anyone know if it can be reduced? i received the 2016/17…

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soundhoner

in Taxes 8 years and 9 months ago

Income Tax Deductions / 2-Family

For an owner-occupied two-family house (one duplex and one simplex, three floors, with half of the duplex occupied as this is how it was when…

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rositagibson

in Taxes 8 years and 10 months ago

House being taxed as a 3 family + high assessment roll

Hello, the Department of Finance has been taxing a home I will be closing on in a few weeks as a C0-WALK-UP APARTMENT (3-family house)…

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deancollins

in Taxes 9 years ago

Coop abatement letters? (late?)

Has anyone received their 2015 coop abatement notices? http://www1.nyc.gov/site/finance/benefits/property-benefit-forms/benefits-forms-property-owners-condo-coop.page I’m the treasurer for a small coop here in Brooklyn heights and we normally get our…

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guest4

in Taxes 9 years and 1 month ago

Tax appeal

I converted a 4-unit TH to single-family in 2006/2007\. When looking at the market value of later-renovated and larger single-family on the block (so they…

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spicygreencurry

in Taxes 9 years and 3 months ago

fighting city assessment of RE taxes

has anyone had any luck in fighting the cities assesment our taxes just DOUBLED!!! their assesment is super high. I know there is a day…

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