Short answer: Yes, you should protest to the Appraisal Review Board even if you won a property tax reduction last year.  The appraisal district and the ARB consider each year de novo.  (That’s a legal term for “from scratch”.)  What happened last year is irrelevant to the appraisal district and to the ARB.  As they say in the NBA, “That was then.  This is now.”   Incidentally, the flip side of de novo is that a substantial increase last year that went unprotested is irrelevant to your property tax protest this year.  The ARB won’t look with any more favor on this year’s protest just because yo ..read more

Even though your taxable value hasn’t increased from last year’s taxable value your property’s position in the market isn’t the same as last year’s.  The residential market is dynamic; it changes from year to year and the opportunity to reduce your property taxes that didn’t exist last year may exist this year.  Besides, there’s no downside to protesting your property’s taxable value. The appraisal district won’t penalize you; see If I protest each year to the ARB won’t my property get flagged?  And Property Tax Protest won’t charge you for trying – if there’s no reduction there’s no fee ..read more

Short answer:  No.  The appraisal district and the Appraisal Review Board consider each year de novo.  (That’s a legal term for “from scratch”.)  What happened last year is irrelevant to the appraisal district and to the ARB.  Or, in the words of the NBA, “That was then.  This is now.”  In fact, we protest our clients’ values automatically each year.  And if there’s no reduction, there’s no fee.  See Why You Should Protest to the Appraisal Review Board Each Year – Regardless ..read more

Tarrant County Appraisal District and Denton County Appraisal District are each guided by the same regulations promulgated by the Texas State Comptroller, but they differ significantly in how they operate.  Homeowners who want to know how to protest property taxes would do well to know the differences when protesting to the Appraisal Review Board this year. Denton Appraisal District: Denton Appraisal District’s website provides valuable information not found on Tarrant Appraisal District’s website. This includes: for your Subdivision: Minimum Market Value, Median Market Value, Maximum Market V ..read more

A prominent doctor who became a client of Property Tax Protest last year had protested his property tax value to the Denton Appraisal Review Board unsuccessfully three years ago.  He was frustrated by the difficult process and by the time it took away from his practice.  So, when his value was increased by Denton Appraisal District two years ago, he didn’t file a protest and he was saddled with the higher taxes.  Last year we negotiated a reduction in the doctor’s taxable value back almost (but not quite) to the assessed value of two years ago. We protest our client’s taxable value every year ..read more