UNDERSTANDING YOUR “NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAXES” AND FILING A TAX APPEAL

Every August, every property owner in Florida receives by mail a “Notice of Proposed Property Taxes.” This is also called a “TRIM” notice. The letter T-R-I-M stand for “TRuth In Millage.”

But don’t we all have to take a moment to ask ourselves, “What kind of government names an annual tax notice after a slang word for ‘to cheat’?” American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (ed. 1970) at p. 1372.

Despite its unfortunate nickname, the notice of proposed taxes (“Notice”) is ostensibly designed to provide much of the information necessary to assist you in understanding. Click here