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Articles From Thomas A. Jaconetty

A Titanic Real Property Tax Appeal Struggle Plays Out Before the Illinois Supreme Court By Thomas A. Jaconetty State and Local Taxation, August 2024 A summary and analysis of Shawnee Community Unit School District No. 84, et al. v. Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board, which ranks among the most significant decisions in Illinois real property taxation history.
Office of the Cook County Assessor Attorney, Representative, and Appraiser Meeting— February 15, 2018 By Thomas A. Jaconetty State and Local Taxation, March 2018 Cook County Deputy Assessor Tom Jaconetty provides updates and information for tax year 2018.
Office of the Cook County Assessor Attorney, Representative, and Appraiser Meeting— February 23, 2017 By Thomas A. Jaconetty State and Local Taxation, March 2017 Takeaways from the recent meeting.
Office of the Cook County Assessor Attorney, Representative and Appraiser Meeting—February 25, 2016 By Thomas A. Jaconetty State and Local Taxation, March 2016 The presentation given by Thomas Jaconetty, Deputy Assessor, Valuation and Appeals in the Cook County Assessor Office, on February 25, 2016.
Assessor Attorney, Representative, and Appraiser Meeting: 2015 Triennial Assessment By Thomas A. Jaconetty State and Local Taxation, March 2015 Thomas Jaconetty, Deputy Assessor, Valuation and Appeals in the Cook County Assessor Office, shares his report from the Assessor Attorney, Representative, and Appraiser meeting held on February 19th.
Assessor attorney, representative, and appraiser meeting: Practice and procedure summary (February 13, 2014) By Thomas A. Jaconetty State and Local Taxation, March 2014 Important information regarding the filing of real estate tax complaints, procedures, and the supporting documentation required for particular classes of property. 
Foreclosures and real property tax valuation revisited: Continuing challenges and responses By Thomas A. Jaconetty State and Local Taxation, October 2012 A look at the complex issues involved in determining market value of real property in the current economic environment without comprising the principles of appraisal and valuation of real property.
How do foreclosures affect real property tax valuation? And what can we do about it? By Thomas A. Jaconetty State and Local Taxation, May 2012 Some insight to help us find within our commonly-accepted principles a framework for confronting the challenges of a depressed economy and a national real estate market under severe stress.
Recent Appraisal Institute and IAAO publications offer a wealth of research material to assist property tax appeal attorneys in tackling problems confronting real estate impacted by contamination By Thomas A. Jaconetty State and Local Taxation, September 2003 Since 1999, four invaluable resource materials have become available to practitioners confronting the impact of environmental factors on property valuation.
Do you want your children playing under those things?— the continuing controversy over high voltage electro-magnetic fields, human health, and real property values By Thomas A. Jaconetty State and Local Taxation, August 2001 The question of whether high voltage transmission and power wires, and their associated electromagnetic fields, adversely impact human health and real property values has been the subject of controversy for several years.
What is fair market value? Some thoughts for the multi-state practitioner By Thomas A. Jaconetty State and Local Taxation, June 2000 Most real property tax assessment systems are based upon a consideration of "fair market value," "market value," "true value," "fair cash value" or some such similar concept.
The cost approach ­The lost approach to value By Thomas A. Jaconetty State and Local Taxation, August 1999 For real property valuation, the cost approach rests upon an assumption that a prospective purchaser "would not pay more for a piece of property than it would cost to construct an equivalent piece of property."

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