PROPERTY TAX SERVICES WE OFFER
Our EQUITAX consultants and advisors fight on the side of Property Owners to reduce their tax burden to local City and County Governments.
We accomplish this through appealing the Assessor’s value to the Board of Equalization, or other quasi-judicial value adjustment boards. Through years of experience and extensive research, EQUITAX professionals prepare and present appeal cases that win as exclusive representatives of the Property Owner.
This reduction in assessment value translates into a reduction in property taxes in many cases for years to come. Although our firm is National in scope, each EQUITAX office is local to your area. That is to say, our EQUITAX Tax Advisors are local to your area and have a thorough knowledge of values. They understand the appeal process and have built strong relationships with the Tax Assessor’s offices and Value Adjustment Board members. In short, the EQUITAX professionals have what it takes to win with maximum results. Actually, many of our Tax Advisors have been hired directly from the Tax Assessor’s offices in your area. And, regardless of the type or use of the property, our Tax Advisors can help you.
SOME OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT SERVICES
EQUITAX Services Include:
- Year-round analysis of residential and commercial real estate markets, submarkets, and trends.
- Annual evaluation of assessed values.
- Year-round monitoring of the tax appraisers office, budget discussions, and tax dollar spending.
- Expertise in negotiation at all stages of the tax appeal process.
- Negotiation with assessors and appraisers prior to formal appeal hearings.
- Thorough analysis of tax assessor appraisals, with emphasis on factual errors and judgment errors.
- Thorough analysis of client properties, including aspects such as comparable sales, accuracy in building and site measurements, analysis of floodplains and zoning restrictions, area market data and trends, and thorough analysis of income and expenses for commercial properties.
- Filing of appeal forms with appropriate authorities prior to deadlines.
WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM OUR SERVICES?
EQUITAX Clients Include:
- Owners of properties that have recently been reappraised.
- Owners of commercial properties that have occupancy or cash flow problem’s.
- Owners of properties that have had recent large increases or a series of smaller increases every year.
- Owners of properties located in counties with budget shortfalls and/or complaints about how tax money is spent.
- Owners of properties without the skills, data, or time to fully understand the assessment appeals process, mass valuation techniques, and/or negotiation strategies necessary to take on the taxing authorities.
- Owners of commercial properties with profit margins narrow enough that tax increases could affect the ability to continue operations.
- Owners of properties located in transitional areas (whether near declining properties or near new and more expensive properties).