ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY VALUE: WHAT IF THE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER MAKES A MISTAKE?
EXAMPLE
Assessed value | $110,000 |
- 25,000 | |
Taxable value | $ 85,000 |
As a theoretical matter, for a limited period of time following the mailing of the notice of proposed taxes annually in August, the property appraiser’s door is open to you to informally confer and object to your assessment. As a practical matter, once the property appraiser prepares your assessment, he may be “invested” in it and not want to change it even if you point out a flaw in his or her reasoning.
Some taxpayers prefer not to avail themselves of the “informal conference” with the property appraiser described in the statutes. Those taxpayers often raise questions about the process: Will the property appraiser reduce my assessment even if I have a legitimate gripe? Will the appraiser “pump” me for information to use against me in defending the assessment if I later decide to file a tax appeal? And what about those stories of significant tax reductions achieved even after the property appraiser said the taxpayer had no grounds for relief?
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