How to appeal your property taxes

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How to appeal your property taxes?

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Step 1. File a Protest

• Texas property tax appeals can be filed using the
  form provided by the appraisal district or click
  here to download the form to file a Texas
  Property Tax Appeal in the property tax resources
  section. Otherwise, send a short letter to the
  chief appraiser at the central appraisal district
  stating that you are protesting your property
  taxes. You should indicate the basis is both
  assessed value over market value and equal
  appraisal. The deadline to file a protest is May
  15, or 30 days after notice of your assessed
  value is mailed to you, whichever is later.
  Protest annually to minimize your property taxes.

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Step 2. Research the Central Appraisal Districts
Record Card

• The appraisal district in your county has a
  record card for each property it assesses. This
  card contains information such as lot size,
  building size, amenities, and much more. You will
  need to go to the district office to obtain the
  complete record card and there may be a nominal
  charge. However, you can probably review much of
  the basic information on the appraisal districts
  website. Ask the staff if you have questions
  about the information. Errors in the record card
  are a sound basis for a protest. It is impossible
  to maintain correct data for every property in
  the county.

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Step 3. Establish Property Value

• Texas appraisal districts typically recognize one
  of three different approaches to determine market
  value when granting reductions in property tax
  assessments. Those approaches are Sales
  Comparison Approach, Income Approach, and Cost
  Approach. In addition, recent court rulings have
  paved the way to encourage more districts to also
  recognize the Uniform and Equal Approach (unequal
  appraisal) to valuing the property as provided in
  the Texas Property Tax Code. For a full
  description of these approaches, click on The
  Approaches to Establishing Property Value.
  Analyze both market value and unequal appraisal
  when preparing for your Texas property tax
  appeal.

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Step 4. Journey through the Legal Avenues

• Informal Hearing After filing a protest you will
  be notified of a date and time to attend a
  hearing. This meeting is conducted with a staff
  appraiser at the appraisal district office. It
  typically lasts 15 minutes. At its conclusion,
  the appraiser will either indicate he cannot make
  an adjustment, or he will offer to settle by
  establishing lower assessment. In Texas, most
  residential property tax appeals are resolved at
  the informal hearing.
• Appraisal Review Board Hearing This is sometimes
  called a formal or ARB hearing. Participants
  include three members of the appraisal review
  board, a staff appraiser from the appraisal
  district, a hearing clerk (in some counties) and
  the property owner or their agent. The property
  owner or his agent and the districts appraiser
  will separately present the evidence to support
  their opinions of the market value and unequal
  appraisal for the subject property. Afterward,
  the board members will announce its conclusion,
  which is not subject to negotiation. However,
  their decision can be appealed in a Texas
  district court if a lawsuit is filed against the
  county appraisal district to further appeal the
  property taxes.
• Litigation While the results of informal hearings
  are final for the tax year and cannot be appealed
  through a lawsuit, the results determined at the
  appraisal review board hearing can be appealed to
  district court. Before making a decision to do
  so, the owner should consider the amounts of any
  potential tax savings, legal costs, and expert
  witness costs. In Texas, most judicial appeals of
  property tax assessments are successful.

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Thank You

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