July 2010 Newsletter

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• N.C. Court rejects use of standard depreciation tables in assessment of computer equipment:
• When it doubt, file a return:
• Bankruptcy sales relevant to FMV:
• Easements not taxable, but acquisition costs are:
• Check before paying a disputed tax bill:
• Appeal first to the local board:
• Send the appeal to the correct address:
• Consistency can be important:
• Careful record keeping helps determine tax situs of construction equipment:
• Floating docks and finger piers are real property, not personalty:
• Recent sales data does not relate back to valuation date:
• Unlit fiber optic cable and empty conduit pipe taxable in Ohio: