Key Property Tax Appeal Dates
Effective property tax appeal representation and pre-acquisition due diligence analyses have never been more critical for owners and prospective buyers of commercial and industrial real estate. Many property owners have experienced dramatic increases in their property tax liability in the past few years and have found themselves at a competitive disadvantage relative to similar properties.
Upcoming appeal deadlines that are quickly approaching are detailed below. In most cases, protests must be filed 30 days after the jurisdiction issues the notice of proposed assessment, or the values become final, and appeal rights are lost.
Alabama
Appeal Deadline: May 31
Notes: Rolling deadlines for RE value issuance, use caution when requesting or retrieving RE values.
Ryan Contact: Adam Travis
Arizona
Appeal Deadline: April 24
Notes: Long interval between Assessment Date (1/1) and Tax Due date (11/1). Information is available by website. There is technically an 11 month lapse from lien date and tax due date for RE; for instance, the tax year 2019 date of valuation is 1/1/2018, but the lien date is actually 1/1/2019. Contact restrictions for Maricopa County.
Ryan Contact: Richard Fogarty
Colorado
DC
Appeal Deadline: April 1
Notes: Income and Expense Forms are required for most commercial real estate. Forms must be filed by April 15, and the penalty is equal to 10% of taxes due for non-compliance. Penalties can be difficult to get removed.
Ryan Contact: Grant Steinhauser
Georgia
Appeal Deadline: May–August
Notes: RE values are online; do not call or fax counties for RE Value information.
Ryan Contact: Rupam Banerjee
Hawaii
Appeal Deadline: April 9
Notes: These deadlines ONLY apply to the following counties: Hawaii (the big island) and Maui.
Ryan Contact: Keith Jameson
Idaho
Indiana
Appeal Deadline: June 15, 2019
Notes: Annual Trending between Reassessments; Assessment Notice Issue and Assessment Year Received varies per County; Level III requirement to be a tax rep.
Ryan Contact: Tara Shaver
Iowa
Kentucky
Michigan
Appeal Deadline: May 31
Notes: Properties classified Commercial or Industrial can appeal directly to the Michigan Tax Tribunal by May 31 (June 1 this year as May 31 falls on a Sunday). Properties classified Residential must first appeal to the local March Board of Review. March Board of Review dates vary by jurisdiction; date listed on assessment is the best indicator of appeal deadline.
Ryan Contact: Mikki Silvey
Minnesota
Appeal Deadline: April 30
Notes: Assessment Notice Issue Date varies by jurisdiction; date listed is the best selected date.
Ryan Contact: Lane Thor
Montana
Appeal Deadline: June 1
Notes: Assessment notices mailed by county in the spring. Appeal deadline is 30 days from Assessment mailing date. State reassessment is every two-years, last performed in 2019.
Ryan Contact: Matt Selling
Nebraska
New Jersey
Appeal Deadline: April 1
Notes: RE Assessment ratios (AR) change every year and from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Website does not update re-eval year appropriately. If county is in re-eval = AR is 100%; non re-eval year = AR change each year. Use caution.
Ryan Contact: Andrew Sinclair
New Mexico
Appeal Deadline: April 15
Notes: Assessment Notices must be mailed by April 1, Appeal deadline is 30 days following mailing.
Ryan Contact: Matt Poling
New York
Appeal Deadline (New York State): May 20
Notes: Short interval between Assessment Date and Tax Due Date (6mos); BPP not taxable (ad valorem). The RE Assessment Ratio (AR) for New York City (NYC) jurisdictions is always 45%. All other jurisdictions vary by year and by jurisdiction. If jurisdiction is in a re-eval year = AR is 100%; non-re-eval year = AR varies by year and jurisdiction. Use Caution.
Ryan Contact: Quynn D’ Aquila
Oklahoma
Appeal Deadline: April 1
Notes: Annual assessment certification process used.
Ryan Contact: Micha Breen
Tennessee
Appeal Deadline: June 1 Notes: n/a Ryan Contact: Caitlyn Milks
Texas
Appeal Deadline: May 15
Notes: All Value and Tax Information is available by website.
Ryan Contact: Jamie Sieffert
Vermont
Appeal Deadline: May 29
Notes: ONLY have 14 days from the issue of notices to the appeal deadline.
Ryan Contact: John O'Connor
Virginia
Appeal Deadline: April 1
Notes: Local Option for Lien Date of January 1 or July 1.
Ryan Contact: Michael Owen
Wisconsin
Appeal Deadline: May 8
Notes: Assessment release dates and RE deadlines vary. Deadlines typically in May–July.
Ryan Contact: Ryan Miller
Wyoming
Appeal Deadline: May 1
Notes: Assessment Notices mailed in the Spring Deadline are 30 days from mailing.
Ryan Contact: Matt Selling