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Dennis Jansen

Minnesota Commercial Property Taxes & Valuations

There are many factors that determine the size of a Minnesota commercial property tax bill. The most important contributing factors to a Minnesota property tax bill are: the state tax rate local tax levies the class of property owned by a business and the valuation of...

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How Midwest Businesses Can Leverage 179D Federal Tax Deductions

Many businesses in Minnesota and throughout the Midwest have reduced costs by retrofitting and remodeling their buildings with energy efficient technology. The reduction in energy waste and smaller energy bills are highly attractive for any company’s bottom line....

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Minnesota business owners may decrease their tax burden through engineering-based cost segregation

Minnesota businesses, just like people, have an obligation to pay taxes. Taxes are the price we pay to live in a civilized society and pay for the great quality of live we enjoy in our state. Here at Robert Hill Law, we believe that although businesses owners have an...

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Agricultural Land Valuations in the Upper Midwest

The valuation of agricultural lands varies drastically across the Upper Midwest. Minnesota agricultural values rely primarily on market data derived from land sales, but agricultural areas in the Twin Cities area may qualify for a special program called “Green Acres.”...

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Case Study: $12 million reduction for a food processing plant

Owned by a food and meat products manufacturer based in Austin, Minn., this Illinois property was originally built in 1964 as a pork processing plant. Over time, several additions were built onto the property as the building was reconfigured into a general-purpose...

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