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Empowering Civics
CivicParent is a fiscal literacy platform that follows the public money in NJ.
Written by Brigid D'Souza, a licensed CPA and accounting professor.I have decided to host in-person property tax workshops starting in early 2023 to help taxpayers learn in community about local finance.
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NEW JERSEY: BY THE NUMBERS
While we are one Garden State, we are fragmented by county, town, and school district. This has implications with property tax, including school & city taxes.
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State
21
Counties
565
Municipalities
650+
School Districts
TOPICAL ANALYSIS...
Learn about local public finance in the Garden State
PUBLIC BUDGETS
City budgets including statewide comparisons of revenue and expense on a per-municipal basis using the standardized "User Friendly Budget" report.TAX ABATEMENTS
A full series unpacks the topic of tax abatements including the intersection of city and school funding. Jersey City, the largest grantor of tax abatements in NJ, is used as a case study.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Using statewide data available from the NJ Department of Education data site, compare enrollment, school funding, and state aid across the Garden State.
PROPERTY TAXES
Learn about property taxes including the tax base and the three component levies (municipal, county, and schools).REVALUATION
Learn the who/what/when/where/why of property revaluation through a series that uses Jersey City as a case study. In 2018, Jersey City conducted its first revaluation in 30 years.