protesting taxes: Protesting Property Tax Success - It's Your Money - 06/20/11 01:06 PM
If you haven't sent in your property tax protest form for this year, it's too late. But it's your money and you need to protect it.
Every year, the tax appraiser sends out an appraised value for your property. You may return the enclosed form protesting the assigned value. In the Austin area that happens in April. You have a deadline in which to return the protest form and then you are assigned an appointment time for an informal hearing with a county tax appraiser. If you are not satisfied with the results from the informal meeting, you then proceed … (1 comments)

protesting taxes: Protesting Your Taxes - Chapter 4 - 08/29/09 11:11 AM
This time I did a two-for-one. I met with the Williamson County Tax Appraiser to talk about two properties I have in the same area of about the same age and size. I thought it would be a slam dunk but regardless of your evidence and reasoning, the appraiser will come up with his own. I thought I had plenty of experience because I had previously protested three assessments this year but the county appraiser argues more than that in an hour.
I was able to get the taxes reduced on the second property but not the first. Still, I think it … (2 comments)

protesting taxes: My Property Tax Protest Experience in Texas - 07/05/09 11:17 AM
Did you protest your property taxes last year?
In Texas we do not have state income taxes so our property taxes can be big (like everything in Texas is.) If you live in Texas you should keep your eye on the taxes your property is assessed every year. The protest deadline for 2008 has expired but I'm writing to share my experience.
First, I received my notice as to what the county appraisal district had valued my property. They had lowered the value from the previous year. We all know property values have dropped. And I did some research to see … (3 comments)

 
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