I’m Now Running a Business From My Greenwich, Connecticut, Home. Are There Tax Implications?

Every week, Mansion Global poses a tax question to real estate tax attorneys. Here is this week’s question.

Q. I’m planning on starting a business out of my Greenwich, Connecticut, home. Are there any property tax implications?

A. There is a property tax for business owners in Greenwich, Connecticut, according to Heather Smeriglio, the town’s tax collector.

Business owners fill out a Declaration of Personal Property annually, which they must file with the Tax Assessor’s office by Nov. 1, Ms. Smeriglio said in an email.

“The assessor places a value on the property and the tax bill is created by multiplying that assessed value by the mil rate set by the Board of Estimate & Taxation,” she continued. “Currently, the mil rate is 11.590.” 

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