PropTax Madness: And the Winner is…
Topic: Property Tax Administration, Property Tax Appeals, Property Tax Assessment, Property Tax Collections, Property Tax Compliance, Property Tax Exemptions, Property Tax Management, Property Tax Valuation
Thursday, 18 April 2013 by David H. LeVan
Loading ...After heated competition, PropTax Madness has come to a conclusion, at least our virtual tournament. We started with a field of 16 teams competing for the coveted “most maddening thing about property taxes”. We now have a champion. Sorry, we can’t bring the reality of these maddening issues to an actual conclusion. Without them, what fun would we have! But I digress.
You have spoken, the votes have been counted, and the winner of 2013 PropTax Madness is…faxing! It makes sense – why would you easily send an email with your attachment when you could just rewind back to 1995 and fax the document instead? Why do tax jurisdictions insist on keeping the faxing business alive?
Thanks for playing along, everyone! What do you think about the winning team? To catch up on the PropTax Madness tournament, check out our previous posts.
PropTax Madness: Final Four
Topic: Property Tax Administration, Property Tax Appeals, Property Tax Assessment, Property Tax Collections, Property Tax Compliance, Property Tax Exemptions, Property Tax Management, Property Tax Valuation
Thursday, 11 April 2013 by David H. LeVan
Loading ...Another round of PropTax Madness is complete! The original field of 16 teams competing for the coveted “most maddening thing about property taxes” has been narrowed down to just four teams. To catch up on the games so far, check out our previous posts here.
Similar to the March Madness games, we have a 1 seed competing against a 4 seed; Wisconsin M-P vs. Bill Back. Which team will go on to the final game?
Who will win the PropTax Madness tournament? I believe that the crowd may be the surprising factor in this final round. We’d love to hear who you think will win the “most maddening thing about property taxes”.
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PropTax Madness: The 8 Pack
Topic: Property Tax Administration, Property Tax Appeals, Property Tax Assessment, Property Tax Collections, Property Tax Compliance, Property Tax Exemptions, Property Tax Management, Property Tax Valuation
Thursday, 04 April 2013 by Advantax
Loading ...PropTax Madness is in full swing! PropTax Madness consists of 16 teams, annoying things from the field of property taxes. In the first round 8 teams were eliminated.
Here’s the rundown:
- In a battle of 1 vs. 4, TX Notarization dominates over Equalization Ratios. It looks like once again, the “Trust Issues” involved with requiring a notary trump the complicated calculations required by Equalization Ratios.
- Entrepreneurial Profit with an upset win over Leased Assets. While Leased Assets has some great individual players, it appears they struggle to work as a cohesive team.
- Faxing is the first number 4 seed to pull off a major upset! Will Faxing be this PropTax Madness’s version of Wichita State? The final four is only 1 game away!
- Big win for Virginia! As it turns out, the ever illusive assessor’s office hours are even more predictable than VA property tax due dates.
- Wisconsin M-P wins in a blowout over “Receive By” Dates. The stop signs shine in a big victory for the region’s number 1 seed.
- Supplemental Assessments win in a nail biter over 3/1 Assessment Dates. Supplemental assessment showing to be much stronger in this tournament than its sister school “Escape Assessments” who was bounced in round 1 by the always dangerous “Faxing”.
- Bill Backs with a comeback victory over Assessment Ratios after being down big at the half, marking this tournaments second #1 seed to be eliminated in the first round. As if tax bills weren’t bad enough the first time around, they are back – with a vengeance!
- MD Officer List beats Online Filing in overtime. I think Online Filing was too busy cheering its conference member “Wisconsin M-P” and was surprised by the talent level shown by those pesky Maryland Officer lists.
For all the results of round #1, check out the bracket below.
So, what teams will win in the second round, moving them ever closer to the title “most maddening thing about property taxes”? Post a comment with your predictions.
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