Chapter 3 of the series of articles being written by investigative reporter John Dougherty for the Nevada Policy Research Institute (NPRI) was published just last week. His subject is the property tax situation in the State of Nevada, with which we are all too familiar. This latest expose is a scorcher.

The third chapter:

For more than a decade, Nevada
tax panel breaks law
State continues in ‘dereliction’ of duties

John Dougherty
Thursday, November 5, 2009
CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Tax Commission has violated state law for more than 10 years by failing to issue a statutorily required tax-policy manual to ensure that the state's 17 county assessors uniformly and equally appraise property parcels across the state.

To read the rest of the article, please click on the following link:
www.npri.org/publications/publications/for-more-than-a-decade-nevada-tax-panel-breaks-law

Stage set for property tax showdown
Washoe County controversy only 'tip of the iceberg’

John Dougherty
Monday, October 5, 2009
RENO — The seven-year, no-holds-barred, legal battle between Washoe County and Lake Tahoe property owners will reach a crucial turning point Tuesday.

To read the rest of the article, please click on the following link:
www.npri.org/publications/stage-set-for-property-tax-showdown

The second chapter:

The birth of a rebellion
Why Nevada’s property-tax system may soon crumble

John Dougherty
Thursday, October 29, 2009
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — A Washoe County property-tax revolt that has already won court orders for more than $20 million in refunds and threatens to implode the state's entire property-tax system began with a single phone call.

To read the rest of the article, please click on the following link:
www.npri.org/publications/the-birth-of-a-rebellion

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These articles factually and accurately depict what is going on in the Nevada tax world. It is truly amazing reporting and well worth your while to keep up with the ongoing saga. We will send you another Alert as soon as Chapter 4 is issued.