HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3550        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3623

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Marjorie C. Decker

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to properly value real estate transactions.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/20/2017

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

2/3/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3550        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3623

By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3623) of Marjorie C. Decker and Chris Walsh for legislation to properly value real estate transactions for tax purposes.  Revenue.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act to properly value real estate transactions.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 59 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 5N the following section:-

Section 5O. For the purposes of taxation, a trustee of a trust shall, if the disposition of a real property interest of the trust is less than its fair cash valuation, pay to a city or town the amount of the real property tax on any such disposition for the assessed fair cash valuation of such real property according to section 38.