When I was looking at my real estate tax bill I noticed I was paying $182.24 every six months to some political sub-division called “Other”. No longer willing to just accept “other” as an acceptable answer, I started to do… Read More ›
Real Estate Taxes
Lake County Schools….by the numbers…
We found a useful comparative worksheet that allows us to compare Lake County schools versus the rest of the State of Ohio. The information is published annual in the Cupp Report. Here is the 2016 report. We have added in… Read More ›
Can you afford to live in your home?
As we continue to “go down the rabbit hole” of real estate taxes, we thought it may be helpful to define “Housing Affordability”. The Northeast Ohio Regional Impact and Outcomes group measures “housing affordability” as 30% of a household’s annual… Read More ›
Thumbs up for Auditor Ed Zupancic…
We met with the Lake County Auditor, Ed Zupancic, and three of his employees. We were highly impressed with Mr. Zupancic and his very capable employees. They have a complicated task of tracking all of the real estate tax levies… Read More ›
Council on Aging versus RSVP..where should we spend our tax $?
Lake County’s population is aging, and by 2030 one-third of legal residents will be over 60 years of age. Many of our seniors are facing food and housing insecurity, in addition to abuse and neglect issues that need to be… Read More ›
Unrig the Economy
I attended a meeting sponsored by Americans for Prosperity at Landerhaven today. Their keynote speaker was Ohio Senator Rob Portman. AFP’s five principles of tax reform are: Simple – Lower rates – Fewer Deductions – Eliminate Loopholes, Exemptions, or Deductions… Read More ›
Abolish Property Taxes…
We thought you might like to read an article from our friend and Bible scholar, Mr. Leonard Gilbert. Abolition Property Taxes page 1 Abolition Property Taxes page 2 Leonard is correct when he says that most people would argue that… Read More ›
Tax Collection Comparison….Wait till you see these numbers..
We compared the real estate taxes collected for the Lake County Taxing Districts 8, 9, & 10 for TY 2005 / CY 2006 to TY 2016 / CY 2017. All numbers were provided by the Lake County’s Auditior’s office. Comparison… Read More ›
Homestead Exemption – 2017 Requirements
We have had some questions on the State of Ohio Homestead Exemption. After searching the Internet and visiting the Lake County Auditor’s office here is what we have found out for you. For those that have a lot of time… Read More ›
*****Taxpayer Alert*****
Hold on to your wallets, the local taxing authorities are going to be reaching in for more of your money. At the Lake County Commissioners’ meeting today, the Lake County Auditor, Mr. Edward Zupancic, broke this bad news: The Perry… Read More ›
Lake County Tax Collection By Political Sub-Division TY 2016 / CY 2017
The schedule below details the real estate taxes collected from Lake County Residents for the Tax Year 2016 / Calendar Year 2017. We have separated the taxes by the three schools districts covering Concord Township. In case you were… Read More ›