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Is the Property Tax a Benefit Tax? The Case of Rental Housing

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  • Carroll, Robert
  • Yinger, John

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A consideration of whether the quality of public service is a source of tax shifting among mobile renters and a conclusion that property tax paid on rental housing is, on average, not a benefit tax.

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  • Carroll, Robert & Yinger, John, 1994. "Is the Property Tax a Benefit Tax? The Case of Rental Housing," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association;National Tax Journal, vol. 47(2), pages 295-316, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ntj:journl:v:47:y:1994:i:2:p:295-316
    DOI: 10.1086/NTJ41789069
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