It is true that you “Can’t Fight City Hall”? Not when it comes to a property tax protest says long time Property Tax Consultant, Glenn Goodrich. Millions of taxpayers protest their property tax assessment every year. Maybe this is the year for you to consider filing a protest. 
Even though
so many people protest (100,000 in Dallas county alone) it actually only equates to fifteen to twenty percent of homeowners who are taking easy steps to reducing their yearly property taxes. Amazingly, people who use an evidence packet that they’ve prepared using PropertyTax.IO have an 80 to 90 percent success rate! Because they welcome the public’s input, an appraisal district meeting is not intimidating…as long as you have done your homework in order to present some credible evidence that will help value your property. Neither informal nor official meetings take place as soon as you file a protest, so while it is recommended that you have evidence ready when you file, there is still time to gather it later. The CADs use the time between April and July solely to hear protest. This is the period of time in place to have an informal meeting with the CAD staff through phone or email. Many protests get settled this way and never progress to the Appraisal Review Board Hearing (where you present your case to 3 ordinary citizens).
Most people do not realize this, but you should protest your taxes every year, even if the value goes down! If you are proactive every year, over time your taxes will generally stay much lower than neighbors who don’t protest. The PropertyTax.IO website has an Instant Free Analysis to easily see if enough data is available to compile a useful evidence packet. (If the condition of your property makes you think it should be taxed at a lower value go ahead and protest, even if the analysis does not recommend an appeal.)
