Property Taxes Too High?
Real Estate Assessment Appeal Deadlines
County Filing Appeal Deadlines
August 1, 2016
Delaware County
Chester County
Bucks County
-2827 days left to file.
September 1
Montgomery County
-2796 days left to file.
October 1
Philadelphia County
-2766 days left to file.
If you are planning on appealing your real estate tax assessment, you need to have the proper forms filed by these dates, or you will have to wait another year.
Saving Money On your Real Estate Taxes
Kevin McGarrey, Esq.
2/15/2011
Yes, there are real savings, significant savings you can realize by appealing your real estate tax assessment!
As you are well aware, our economy is not what it used to be, the real estate market is not what it used to be, and chances are, your home is not valued at what is used to be. The question becomes, are you still paying real estate taxes on yesterdays value? If you are, you can file an appeal to reduce your property tax liability.
How you are taxed
Property taxes are determined by the value of the property being taxed. The more value the property has, the higher the taxes levied against the property. If your property value rises, you would be required to pay more in taxes. If your property value decreases, you are entitled to have your taxes reduced through the appeal process.
Why Don't they just reduce my taxes automatically?
Whether we take a cynical approach to this or a pragmatic one, it boils down to that is it not the responsibility of the governing body, in your case the county, to automatically reduce your tax liability if property values fall as they have.
You must take action to reduce your property taxes.
The thought of "Fighting City Hall" is never a fun prospect if you don't know what you're doing. We've "faught city hall" over two thousand times, so its no big deal to us. We take care of everything for you.
How much can I save?
Of course that answer depends on a number of different factors, however recently I was able to reduce one couples real estate taxes by $6,000 per year. That is over $100 per week in savings they are enjoying.
You can also get an idea of how much money I may be able to save you by using the Tax Savings Calculator on the right side of this page or here. The should give you a good idea about how much money you can save.
Does your property qualify for lower real estate taxes?
What does the County think your property is worth?
You can test your assessment value to see if your should investigate if you can get a reduction of your real estate taxes in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Montgomery or Philadelphia County, free with no obligation!
Select your county, then enter the Assessment Amount from your Tax Bill.
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Notice! By filling out this form, you are NOT submitting ANY information. It does not constitute legal representation by Kevin McGarrey, Esq. This is for information purposes only.