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hainspoint
in Taxes 12 years and 10 months ago
J51 tax abatement changing drastically
I’m the treasurer of a small, self-managed coop and am wondering if any other folks have seen drastic changes in their J51 tax abatement? We…
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ea3421
in Taxes 12 years and 10 months ago
convert 2 family to 4 family
I’ve seen many comments about the potential tax implications, and I know they will go up. Does anyone have any guestimate as to where taxes…
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Kate
in Taxes 12 years and 11 months ago
Does certificate of capital improvement st-124 cover materials or just labor?
I read a previous thread about kitchen countertops qualifying as capital improvements and thus exempt from sales tax. I downloaded form st-124, but I’m not…
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mberglaw
in Taxes 12 years and 11 months ago
Assessment Limitation
I am looking at buying a two family in Brooklyn and have a question on how much the property taxes could be. In looking at…
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elbow
in Taxes 12 years and 11 months ago
RE Tax Checks Get Sent to Newark?
Does anyone else find it odd that the mailing address for RE tax on a Brooklyn property is Newark?
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bhabe
in Taxes 13 years ago
COO vs Tax Class
Why would the COO and Tax Class be different on a house? COO has been 1-family for 10+ years, but Tax Class still shows as…
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deancollins
in Taxes 13 years ago
this quarters tax increases
anyone else get a shock when paying their tax this quarter? our taxes for a 8 unit co-op went up $699 ($2,800 annualized) I’m pissed is…
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cobblehillhome
in Taxes 13 years ago
C of O - 4 family to 3 family or lower
Was curious if anybody has been through the process of changing their C of O from a 4 family to a lower classification and how…
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sometimesright
in Taxes 13 years and 1 month ago
How to value condo with tax abatement?
How do you value a tax abatement when making an offer for a condo? For example: Condo sold for 640K in 2008\. Three years of…
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sometimesright
in Taxes 13 years and 1 month ago
Is a low assessed value a concern?
I’m considering buying a condo in Brooklyn. According to NYC, the assessed value is 50K and the market value is 114K. The actual market value…
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fractalogical
in Taxes 13 years and 2 months ago
Property tax increase following renovation
As is typical for my neighborhood, the NYC Finance “effective market value” for my property has lagged far behind the actual property value assessment. My…
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pearlstoh
in Taxes 13 years and 3 months ago
Anyone had experience with a DOF property tax insepction?
I submitted the paperwork to the DOF on March 1st to get my property taxes adjusted after a gut reno (Class 2 SRO to Class…
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sobrooklyn
in Taxes 13 years and 3 months ago
Property Tax Re-assessment
I plan to seek a re-assessment of my property taxes through the Dept of Finance. Has anyone ever undergone this process and can let me…
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onefineday
in Taxes 13 years and 4 months ago
Any Experience Changing Tax Class of Brownstone?
I was wondering if anyone has ever changed the tax class of their brownstone. Would love to hear about anyone’s experience getting this done. We…
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litachiqita
in Taxes 13 years and 4 months ago
Capital Improvement - sales tax on countertops?
So, I’ve seen the previous threads on sales tax on capital improvements (http://brownstoner.staging.wpengine.com/forum-archive/2007/08/capital-improve-1/) – and that contractors should NOT be charging sales tax in New…
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rebox
in Taxes 13 years and 4 months ago
TAX CHALLENGE HELP
Does anyone know of anyone, or a company, that handles challenges to assessments/market value. In other cities, like Chicago, there is an entire industry of…
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DeLepp
in Taxes 13 years and 6 months ago
Tax lawyer
Recommendations for a tax lawyer? The coop currently has one but his stock answer seems to be “Clinton hill just like Park Slope now”. That…
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Scarlett
in Taxes 13 years and 11 months ago
Tax Abatement
Hi. I am seriously considering purchasing a condo in Carroll Gardens whose tax abatement is set to start phasing out (I think that’s the right…
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