With decades of notable real estate experience, the Goulston & Storrs Tax Abatement group works with clients on a broad range of issues relating to municipal property taxes. We provide sophisticated, knowledgeable and sound advice to clients concerning property taxes, which are usually the largest single operating expense of a property.
While much of our work focuses on evaluating municipal real estate tax bills and then, if warranted, pursuing abatement applications both at the local level and any subsequent appeals to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board (“ATB”), we also advise clients on related matters such as new construction property tax analysis, property tax charitable exemption issues and Tax Increment Financing Agreements.
Clients often ask us to review their tax bills and advise them as to whether an abatement application is potentially worthwhile. We objectively assess their tax bills to determine if an abatement application is called for and also assist them with the preparation of an abatement application and its subsequent prosecution. |
Representative Projects and Transactions
- Representation of shopping centers, including regional malls, in property tax appeals resulting in substantial tax abatements.
- Representation of urban and suburban office property owners in tax appeals resulting in tax abatements.
- Representation of large charitable organizations in negotiations with boards of assessors leading to agreements as to the exemption and taxable treatment of various mixed use properties.
- Representation of developers and owners in regard to property tax estimates of prospective and existing projects.
- Representation of electric power plant operators in regard to property tax disputes.
- Representation of owners in regard to the negotiation of TIF (Tax Increment Financing) Agreements with several municipalities for substantial healthcare and industrial properties.
- Representation of numerous healthcare facilities in property tax appeals
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