<P> Property taxes in the United States originated during colonial times . By 1796 , state and local governments in fourteen of the fifteen states taxed land , but only four taxed inventory ( stock in trade ) . Delaware did not tax property , but rather the income from it . In some states , `` all property , with a few exceptions , was taxed ; in others , specific objects were named . Land was taxed in one state according to quantity , in another according to quality , and in a third not at all . Responsibility for the assessment and collection of taxes in some cases attached to the state itself ; in others , to the counties or townships . '' Vermont and North Carolina taxed land based on quantity , while New York and Rhode Island taxed land based on value . Connecticut taxed land based on type of use . Procedures varied widely . </P>
<P> Property taxes in the United States originated during colonial times . By 1796 , state and local governments in fourteen of the fifteen states taxed land , but only four taxed inventory ( stock in trade ) . Delaware did not tax property , but rather the income from it . In some states , `` all property , with a few exceptions , was taxed ; in others , specific objects were named . Land was taxed in one state according to quantity , in another according to quality , and in a third not at all . Responsibility for the assessment and collection of taxes in some cases attached to the state itself ; in others , to the counties or townships . '' Vermont and North Carolina taxed land based on quantity , while New York and Rhode Island taxed land based on value . Connecticut taxed land based on type of use . Procedures varied widely . </P>
when did property tax start in the us
when did property tax start in the us
during colonial times
during colonial times