Missouri counties lose millions in aircraft taxes
It’s the $1 million question: how to regulate industry to keep residents happy while not scaring it away.
A recent investigation by the Kansas City Star found that aircraft owners in Missouri’s Jackson and Johnson counties are skirting paying personal property taxes on their aircrafts, depriving local government of millions of dollars in recent decades. According to the paper, critics say that taxpayers who own trucks and other vehicles are subsidizing the aircraft owners. Kansas City Star
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