Importance of Texas Property Taxes Property owners have a legal responsibility to pay property taxes. Property taxes are determined by the property’s assessed value and are used to finance numerous services that … Read more

Early voting is now open for the June 15th run off election for Harris Central Appraisal District (HCAD) Board of Directors positions. This allows voters to elect three new seats to the … Read more

Texans overwhelmingly believe public oversight of appraisal districts is warranted. They were not aware the current appraisal district boards of directors is comprised only of representatives of tax entities (school, city, county, … Read more

When property tax notices of assessed value are sent, many assessors advise property owners; “just because your assessed value went up doesn’t mean your property taxes will.” Property owners should appeal every … Read more

Most property tax appeals have been resolved and the tax entities are sending 2021 property tax bills.  Property taxes are paid in arrears, so the property taxes paid in December 2021 or … Read more

Big news!  During the past 40 years, there was no consequence if the appraisal district or the appraisal review board ignored the laws regarding property tax hearings including the following: Sending proper … Read more

Property tax assessments for homes were increased by 15.9% for the tax year 2021, based on a review of 7,478 homes valued by Wise Appraisal District.  Homes valued between $500k to $1 … Read more

Most property owners believe appraisal districts should cut taxable values in 2021. 93% of Texas property owners surveyed by O’Connor thought appraisal districts should reduce values in 2021 due to the impact … Read more

If you own a business, you are most likely to pay business personal property taxes, but what is it? When you run a business, you own and use tangible personal properties. These … Read more

Are you thinking about the taxes you need to pay for this year are quite high when compared to the previous year? Then you need to check whether your property is assessed … Read more