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Pioneer New England Legal Foundation Urges DOR to Reopen Tax Assessments Probe After Boston Makes Initial Disclosure of 150 Properties Affected by Retaliatory Assessment Increases

BOSTON —Pioneer New England Legal Foundation has hand-delivered a fourth letter to Massachusetts Commissioner of Revenue Geoffrey E. Snyder, urging him to reopen an investigation into the City of Boston's practice of raising the assessed value of commercial properties whose owners appeal their assessments, following the city’s initial disclosure of 150 properties affected by the retaliatory assessment increases.

Court Allows Boston Commercial Taxpayer Lawsuit to Move Forward

Pioneer New England Legal Foundation and Sullivan and Worcester are pleased with today’s decision, which allows this case to move forward and get to the truth. This case is about restoring fairness and accountability to the City of Boston’s tax system. 

A New Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Could Open Doors for Families, Pioneer New England Legal Foundation Weighs In

Pioneer New England Legal Foundation recently submitted a public comment to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding a new federal scholarship tax credit. As the agencies begin drafting regulations to determine how the new program will operate, public interest has been high—over 3,400 comments have already been submitted. 

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Pioneer New England Legal Foundation (PNELF) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan legal research and litigation entity, organized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. PNELF is a public-interest law firm that defends and promotes educational options, accountable government and economic opportunity across the Northeast and around the country. Through legal action and public education, PNELF works to preserve and enhance liberties grounded in the constitutions and civil rights laws of the United States and the individual New England states.

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With the partisan divide, policy making on crucial topics can be challenging. To accelerate social progress, we work to bring policy questions to a dispassionate, fact-based forum — the judiciary.

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