Massachusetts General Laws (Tax)

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 59, § 43

Valuation and assessment books; public inspection

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Section 43. The assessors shall make, on the books furnished as provided in section forty-five, a list of the valuation and the assessment thereon, in the following manner: In each column provided in the book or books so furnished shall be entered the valuation of that portion, if any, of the personal property of each person and corporation, indicated by the heading thereof. The total amount of the taxable personal property shall be shown, but without other detail or specification than is provided for herein. Before the taxes are committed for collection they shall deposit the books, or an attested copy thereof, in their office or, if there is no office, with their chairman, for public inspection.

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  1. 59-31A · Examination of records to verify completeness and accuracy of…
  2. 59-32 · Inspection of lists
  3. 59-33 · Storage warehouses; information regarding customers
  4. 59-34 · Mortgagors and mortgagees; statements
  5. 59-35 · Repealed, 1989, 718, Sec. 4
  6. 59-36 · Failure to furnish lists; estimating value
  7. 59-37 · Conclusiveness of estimate
  8. 59-38 · Fair cash valuation; classification of assessed valuation;…
  9. 59-38A · Pipelines; valuation; exceptions
  10. 59-38B-38C · Repealed, 1978, 580, Sec. 30
  11. 59-38D · Written return of information to determine valuation of real…
  12. 59-38E · Testimony under oath concerning written return filed under…
  13. 59-38F · Written return of information to determine valuation of…
  14. 59-38G · Testimony under oath concerning written return filed under…
  15. 59-38H · Transition payments to municipalities in which an affiliated…
  16. 59-39 · Telephone and telegraph companies; valuation of machinery,…
  17. 59-40 · Telephone and telegraph companies; assessors; informing…
  18. 59-41 · Telephone and telegraph companies; returns
  19. 59-42 · Telephone and telegraph companies; failure to make returns
  20. 59-42A · Amended valuation of property held by pipeline or telephone or…
  21. 59-43 · Valuation and assessment books; public inspection
  22. 59-44 · Lists; contents
  23. 59-45 · Books and records of assessors furnished by municipalities;…
  24. 59-46 · Entries in books
  25. 59-47-48 · Repealed, 1969, 532, Sec. 2
  26. 59-49 · Repealed, 1985, 300, Sec. 1
  27. 59-50 · Required books or records of assessors; explanatory notes
  28. 59-51 · Exempted property; entries on valuation lists
  29. 59-52 · Valuation lists; statement of assessors; penalties
  30. 59-52A · Plans showing boundaries in city or town; delivery to court
  31. 59-52B · Official inspection of valuation information, release of…
  32. 59-52C · Public access to terminals or other data processing equipment
  33. 59-53 · Tax lists; commitment; warrants; collector of taxes
  34. 59-54 · Tax lists; form; contents
  35. 59-55 · Warrants; form; contents
  36. 59-56 · Lost or destroyed warrants
  37. 59-57 · Bills for taxes; due date; interest; amounts overdue; date of…
  38. 59-57A · Unpaid taxes not in excess of one hundred dollars; interest
  39. 59-57B · Repealed, 2016, 218, Sec. 141
  40. 59-57C · Preliminary tax for real estate and personal property; notice;…
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