Property tax powerpoint website

1. Community Equity
Making property tax easy and affordable one
home at a time.

6. Generate tax bills
Value set by market activity

7. Brief Overview
Impossible to achieve
a 100% accurate
measure of value for
each and every home.
Increased without
justification in market
activity.
Special circumstances
that surround you or
your property.

8. Brief Overview
No system is perfect!
Don’t pay more than
your fair share!
Appeal & save money!

9. Market Value
Uniform and Equal
One Appraised Value
Not be exempt
Timely Notified
The Rules

10. Appraisal District
Appraisal Review
Board
Local Taxing
Authorities
Tax
Assessor/Collector
Comptroller
value
Hearings
RatesDues
Monitors
The Players

11. The Calendar
Jan
1st
May
31st
April
30th

12. Important Notes
Sales
Sales
Sales
December 31st

13. Important Notes
Tax bill is due before
you can protest it.
You have to pay it in
order to avoid penalty
fees.

14. Paying Your Taxes
Aug-Sept Local taxing units set the tax rates
October 1 Local taxing units send out their
tax bills to property owners
January 31 Taxes due to local taxing units
February 1 Local taxing units begin charging a
penalty/interest on unpaid taxes
July 1 Local taxing units impose
additional penalties for legal costs
related to unpaid taxes.

15. Homeowner Deadlines
Jan 1–Apr 30
Appraisals
Applications
Exemptions
Jan 1
Sets values

16. Homeowner Deadlines
May 31
Notice of appeal
April/May
Notices sent out

17. HCAD
Application form 41.44
“Property Tax Notice of
Protest”
Address:
13013 Northwest Freeway
Houston, TX 77040-6305
Online Filing:
www.hcad.org
Application Form