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Useful Property Tax Information
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New Penalty for Late Filed Personal Property Schedules
New Penalty for Tennessee Taxpayers not Filing Tangible Personal Property Tax Reports to the Assessors on or Before March 1 read more »
Is Equalization Dead?
Could you get your assessment and taxes reduced if your neighbors’ assessments and taxes are lower? read more »
How to Reduce the Property Taxes on Your Home
Tennessee Taxpayers-Reduce the Property Taxes on Your Home read more »
Why Sale Price Should Not Always Equal Assessable Value
Why Sale Price Should Not Always Equal Assessable Value read more »
Tennessee Personal Property Audits Unfair to Taxpayers
Tennessee Personal Property Audits Unfair to Taxpayers read more »
How High are Taxes on Homes in Tennessee?
An article published by MSN:Money titled Property taxes Where does your state rank? provides tax data furnished by The Tax Foundation and discusses how taxes are rising in most of the states. The article also listed the rankings of tax burdens on single-family residences in all the states. The tax burden is the percentage found by dividing the taxes by the appraised value of the home. The ... read more »
If You Appeal - Pay the Taxes Before the Hearing
New statewide legislation in Tennessee requires that a taxpayer must at least pay the undisputed portion of the taxes on the property prior to a hearing on appeal. Actually, it is required that the undisputed portion be paid prior to the delinquency date. This applies to all boards of equalization, both state and local. read more »
Be Sure to Appeal to the County Board of Equalization
Each year we consult with many taxpayers who have decided to protest their taxes, but only decided to do so after the tax bills were received. It was only then did they realize the real impact of the taxes which are the results of the assessments made much earlier. The opportunities for such taxpayers to appeal their property taxes are very restricted. read more »
Homeowners- Will Foreclosure Sales Affect Your Property Taxes?
There are numerous types of foreclosure sales. Such a sale may consist of the typical auction by the lender, a short sale by the owner trying to avoid foreclosure, or a bank sale. A bank sale usually contains properties from an inventory of homes owned by the bank from previous auctions where the properties failed to sell or were acquired by other means. Each type of foreclosure sale may be ... read more »
Report on 2009 Property Tax Legislation Pending in Nashville
This is the first report on proposed legislation which could affect your assessments and property taxes. These are not all the bills filed, but they are the ones we feel which would most impact the taxpayers. Please keep in mind the legislative process is very important to the taxpayers. There are so many bills filed that seek to close opportunities for taxpayers to obtain reductions. It is ... read more »
Reducing Property Taxes Will Increase Property Value
Property taxes affect commercial and industrial property owners and operators to different degrees. With rental or income producing, property taxes are a major concern. read more »
Non-Taxpayers Sometimes Enjoy More Rights Than Timely Taxpayers
Non-taxpayers actually have more appeal rights than taxpayers. A "taxpayer" may still appeal the taxes even though that taxpayer has not paid taxes (non-taxpayer) and is delinquent for as long as the governments will let it go (sometimes years). read more »
Another New Penalty Proposed for Tangible Personal Property Taxpayers
The State has recently passed yet another penalty for taxpayers who do not file tangible personal property schedules with the Assessor's office on or before March 1. read more »
