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Last Updated: Aug. 19, 2016 · 10:08 a.m.

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How an Alabama firm made millions off Philly homeowners paying water bills online

Philadelphia Water's $4 "convenience fee" is among the highest in the nation.

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City Council preview: Everything Philly government is (and isn’t) fighting about this fall

The construction tax debate is just the start.

Affordable housing is the hot button issue as City Council returns to session

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Kenney has exactly one month to sign City Council’s hard-fought construction impact tax into law

Heitzman Playground will be the first to see renovations funded by the soda tax. The upgrades will start in 2019, after a community engagement process in the neighborhood

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Philly’s soda tax is legal, PA Supreme Court says, but Harrisburg could still kill it

Mayor Kenney is claiming victory, but state lawmakers could still make a move.

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PA foster families would get a $500 tax credit if this bill becomes law

It's being put forth by Rep. Tarah Toohil, who had 42 (!) foster siblings.

City Council added an exemption to its proposed tax on new construction, and it just so happens to include the three sites Philly pitched to Amazon

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Philly has the ‘worst’ accounting practices of the 10 largest U.S. municipalities, per new City Controller audit

No property tax hike in City Council’s plan for Philly’s budget as negotiations continue

Friday is the deadline to file a first level review for your property tax assessment. The Inquirer has a step-by-step guide.

The ‘herky jerk’ way Philly does property tax assessments is bad for development, biz leaders say

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Use this new web app to find out if your Philly property taxes will go down

The city rolled out an easy-to-use online calculator.

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This map makes it easy to compare your property tax change to your neighbors’

Viewing assessments on a granular level can be useful in filing appeals.

City Council is reportedly considering a construction tax — a 1 percent ‘impact fee’ that would help fund affordable housing

Philly’s soda tax

A state rep from Pittsburgh introduced a bill that would kill Philly’s soda tax

Even without a rate hike, most Philadelphia property tax bills went up this year

Philly’s soda tax

Soda tax shortfall and political delays could threaten Kenney’s rebuild Rebuild project for parks and pre-K — but it’s ‘too soon’ to say

Mayor Kenny to propose property tax hike to fund Philly schools

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CultureWorks offers tax tips for Philly artists on how to make filing easier

There's another info session March 15, and it'll be livestreamed.