Comments on: Office Of Tax Commissioner: Land Tax Advisory https://bernews.com/2016/04/important-message-land-tax/ Bermuda's #1 source for 24/7 breaking news, photos & videos Sat, 04 Apr 2026 18:04:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.5 By: Bermudaguy https://bernews.com/2016/04/important-message-land-tax/#comment-3224492 Sat, 02 Apr 2016 20:22:43 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=508880#comment-3224492 Here’s an interesting item; Land Tax!
I have been asking people 2 questions over the last three months or so. Why do we need to pay land tax if we own the land? Certainly it increases the rent for tenants. And what do we as land owners get for that tax in return? If one thinks about it, it’s an attempt to get money from the rich, which is the typical way most governments screw everybody…..PLP/BIU or OBA! I should also make the point that there are many who owe big-time land taxes. The penalty is to seize your land to pay those land tax arrears. To date, not one has ever had there land taken away, because neither government wants that on their resume. It’ll never happen.

Next on my list of stupid money grabs by either of our governments is Death Tax! This is truly outrageous and yet again, it’s probably designed to get more money off the wealthy than the poor…..for what value does our society gain with a death tax?

So while you sleep comfortably under the delusion of an “unfeeling” government, I’d say that the hole we’re in is due arguably to incompetence of our previous government who might be described as too feely to recognize ‘economics 101′! However, both party’s have simply enjoyed frightening elderly couples about land tax arrears or possibly death taxes which I believe should be abolished from our tax code!

]]> By: Onion Juice https://bernews.com/2016/04/important-message-land-tax/#comment-3224473 Sat, 02 Apr 2016 18:58:08 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=508880#comment-3224473 Fuzzy maths.
LMFAO

]]> By: Zario https://bernews.com/2016/04/important-message-land-tax/#comment-3224216 Sat, 02 Apr 2016 01:31:49 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=508880#comment-3224216 I just went to pay mine today, on my home and my apartment, and both had been reduced, one by 40%, and the other by 10%.

]]> By: Rhonnda Oliver aka Blue Familiar https://bernews.com/2016/04/important-message-land-tax/#comment-3224091 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 20:34:36 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=508880#comment-3224091 I suspect a fair number of people will be paying less than before if the calculator is correct.

]]> By: have some backbone https://bernews.com/2016/04/important-message-land-tax/#comment-3223981 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 18:06:04 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=508880#comment-3223981 This party DOES NOT CARE about your average Bermudian. Never has…. NEVER WILL!!
Money and power is their GAME.

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