Property Taxes?
Jan 31st 2008, 9:48 am
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Re: Property Taxes?
nope not really...as it sounds about the same as where I am....
property tax - 2,600
gas prices here are at about $2.98
City council tax on 2 cars - 600.00 (thats not including road tax) with is another 100.00
and of course tax is added on here on anything you buy.
I've probably missed something out, but I can't think of it off hand..
Trust me we're taxed about the same here in the US are we were in the UK......
property tax - 2,600
gas prices here are at about $2.98
City council tax on 2 cars - 600.00 (thats not including road tax) with is another 100.00
and of course tax is added on here on anything you buy.
I've probably missed something out, but I can't think of it off hand..
Trust me we're taxed about the same here in the US are we were in the UK......
Jan 31st 2008, 9:58 am
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Jan 31st 2008, 10:42 am
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Re: Property Taxes?
Jan 31st 2008, 10:46 am
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Re: Property Taxes?
If it's any consolation, we're paying 1,600 in council tax where my house is in the UK and heaven knows what in income tax, plus indirect VAT tax taken into consideration and petrol is about to go up to 1.12 per litre in the budget. I did sit down and estimate it not so long ago and it worked out that with council tax, income tax, vat on purchases and hikes like petrol, we're paying about 10-12 thousand per year in taxes etc......make you feel any better?
Current monthly house bills $400 for oil, $200 for elec, about £120 for ploughing.
Trying not to think about all the others, not to mention that we don't get any Tax Credits or benefits here of any description.
But thanks for trying... I didn't move here to be better off, I moved here for the trees and boy has it got them
(Forgot to mention we pay our taxes in escrow so I think we pay 6 months ahead?)
Jan 31st 2008, 10:46 am
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Jan 31st 2008, 10:53 am
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Jan 31st 2008, 11:10 am
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Re: Property Taxes?
Unfortunately the news just likes to give you all the doom and gloom...
Jan 31st 2008, 11:14 am
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Re: Property Taxes?
Our (Travis County) deadline to pay is 31st Dec so my brother spent New Year's Eve at the tax office.... I escrow cos I can't be bovvered.
Ray, $1500?! Do you have an agricultural exemption on your place for raising, hunting and selling squirrel meat?
Ray, $1500?! Do you have an agricultural exemption on your place for raising, hunting and selling squirrel meat?
Jan 31st 2008, 11:16 am
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Re: Property Taxes?
Not really, seeing as we're paying $6000 a year in property tax and $11000 a year for health insurance, before you even start adding up the income tax, sales tax, peeing tax, etc.
Current monthly house bills $400 for oil, $200 for elec, about £120 for ploughing.
Trying not to think about all the others, not to mention that we don't get any Tax Credits or benefits here of any description.
But thanks for trying... I didn't move here to be better off, I moved here for the trees and boy has it got them
(Forgot to mention we pay our taxes in escrow so I think we pay 6 months ahead?)
Current monthly house bills $400 for oil, $200 for elec, about £120 for ploughing.
Trying not to think about all the others, not to mention that we don't get any Tax Credits or benefits here of any description.
But thanks for trying... I didn't move here to be better off, I moved here for the trees and boy has it got them
(Forgot to mention we pay our taxes in escrow so I think we pay 6 months ahead?)
I guess I better be happy with where I live.....our taxes are $2900, electricity was $100 for 2 months and gas was about $130 this month.....Health insurance premiums are $92 a month.....but the screw all deductible is sky high:curse::curse::curse:
We've got trees too.....
