3 tips to help lower property tax value www.RattikinTitle.com This information is provided as a courtesy and does not cover property tax protest in its entirety. Please contact your local tax appraisal district for further information. Revised 5/18. file your homestead tax exemption Having the Homestead Exemption in place is critical in lowering your property taxes. With this exemption, taxing entities cannot raise your taxes by more than 10% of the prior year’s value. On your property value notice form, you can locate near the bottom what exemptions are in place for your property. There are other exemptions such as over 65, disabled veteran, disabled person, surviving spouse of a disabled veteran, agriculture and wildlife which all help lower taxes as well. You can read more about these exemptions as well as deadlines and process for ﬁling on your appraisal district’s website. check appraised value Your appraised value is used to calculate your tax bill. If you feel your appraised value is too high, you may protest the value. On the reverse of your property value notice, there are instructions on how to protest your appraised value. Some counties allow online protest; however, some counties require in person protest. Be sure to carefully read the instructions on the reverse of your property value notice to ensure you take the necessary steps to protest. TARRANT COUNTY Tad.org 817-284-0024 dallas COUNTY DallasCad.org 214-631-0910 johnson COUNTY JohnsonCad.com 817-648-3000 Parker COUNTY ParkerCad.org 817-596-0077 verify square footage Lastly, verify your square footage. This ﬁgure is also used to calculate your taxes and can often be incorrectly listed on your property value notice from the county. If this value is incorrect, you are able to protest through your appraisal district. and protest your taxes: Deadline is may 15 th

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This information is provided as a courtesy and does not cover property tax protest in its entirety. Please contact your local tax appraisal district for further information. Revised 5/18.

file your homestead tax exemption Having the Homestead Exemption in place is critical in lowering your property taxes. With this exemption, taxing entities cannot raise your taxes by more than 10% of the prior year’s value.

On your property value notice form, you can locate near the bottom what exemptions are in place for your property. There are other exemptions such as over 65, disabled veteran, disabled person, surviving spouse of a disabled veteran, agriculture and wildlife which all help lower taxes as well. You can read more about these exemptions as well as deadlines and process for filing on your appraisal district’s website.

check appraised value Your appraised value is used to calculate your tax bill. If you feel your appraised value is too high, you may protest the value. On the reverse of your property value notice, there are instructions on how to protest your appraised value. Some counties allow online protest; however, some counties require in person protest. Be sure to carefully read the instructions on the reverse of your property value notice to ensure you take the necessary steps to protest.

TARRANT COUNTYTad.org817-284-0024

dallas COUNTYDal lasCad.org214-631-0910

johnson COUNTYJohnsonCad.com817-648-3000

Parker COUNTYParkerCad.org817-596-0077

verify square footageLastly, verify your square footage. This figure is also used to calculate your taxes and can often be incorrectly listed on your property value notice from the county. If this value is incorrect, you are able to protest through your appraisal district.

and protest your taxes: Deadline is may 15th