February 9, 2007
Property Tax Appeal Proof
What property owners might not realize is that the burden of proof is on them. The tax assessor is not going to right a wrong. He want to preserve high valuations. To win an appeal, it's up to the owner to prove that the assessment is wrong. The assessors do not have to prove it is right.
You can appeal value based on the tax assessors assessment; you can't appeal taxes. Tax is the result of a budget. If the problem is higher taxes, throw the political bums OUT and put into office someone who WILL reduce taxes.
The only way to get an assessment lowered is to prove the city's value is wrong,
Filed under Blog, Property Tax Appeal Proof by George Bolton
