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PropertyTaxes.Law Blog
3y ago
The Temporary Disaster Exemption Law is a brand new law that may drastically reduce your 2021 property tax bill. If your commercial, residential or business personal property was physically damaged from the snow storm by busted pipes, falling limbs, or otherwise, you may qualify for a property tax exemption.
Do I qualify? If your property suffered either structural or non-structural damage from the freeze, we believe you qualify even if it was only minor damage and even if you continued to use the property as intended. Busted pipes within the structure we believe will qualify. Busted sprinkler ..read more
PropertyTaxes.Law Blog
4y ago
The
Texas Tax Code provides a lot of deadlines (established by the Texas
legislature) throughout the year. We have scoured the Tax Code and compiled
what we believe are the most important and relevant to you, here below.
January 1 – This is the date that taxable values
are determined. In other words, what is your property worth on January 1,
2020.
January 10 – If you receive a tax bill from a
previous year after this date, then the date your taxes are due is postponed
until after January 31.
January 31 –
This is the last
day for the chief appraiser to send out applications for ..read more
PropertyTaxes.Law Blog
4y ago
With the passage of Senate Bill 2, and other legislative bills, Texas will see a reformed
system in 2020. Most of these changes are property owner and taxpayer friendly.
For those persons that make decisions of your values in formal hearings on property tax
protests, the Appraisal Review Board (ARB) members, must now undergo additional mandatory
training and are limited to serving 6 years.
Now, taxpayers can request the information that the appraisal district will present at the
hearing for no charge. It used to be that appraisal districts could charge you up to $1 a page.
Always ask ..read more
PropertyTaxes.Law Blog
4y ago
Every year, thousands of Texas property owners file lawsuits to further appeal the taxable values of their properties. A lawsuit can be an effective way to further reduce your value, thereby further reducing the amount of taxes you are required to pay.
The overwhelming majority of property tax lawsuits involve appeals based upon the valuation of the property. The overwhelming majority of those suits result in settlement compromises between the property owner and the appraisal district. Very, very few of these lawsuits end up being decided in a trial, primarily due to the sheer number of pr ..read more