A complete calendar year of important property tax dates.

These MI property tax specialists have a great calendar that you should be aware of if you need help with an appeal or are braving a DIY:

 

http://propertytaxappealspecialist.com/important-deadlines/

6 Tips to Make a Case for Property Tax Cut

Plan Your Tax Attack

Good news for Americans facing eye-popping property taxes: You can fight city hall, or whichever government body sends you this annual economic albatross.

“Appeal help” needs help itself

Pardon me if I laugh at the following “assistance” being offered homeowners. We would get 3 MORE DAYS – count em – to work on an appeal. My typical appeals are perhaps 50 pages and lots and lots of work. What a waste of our money, all that effort for what. In the past few years the process has been almost like war planning as every objection possible is thrown at the property owner in favor of the assessors position and the tax rolls. Gov’t does little if anything to assist us. What about those of us without an accounting degree, a close lawyer friend, a builders license and real estate brokers access to the Multiple Listing Service sold comps. Good grief, p

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Legislation introduced to help homeowners appeal their assessments

A bill crafted to aide homeowners who want to appeal their property tax assessments is on the move in the legislature. Senate Bill 395 introduced by Senator Roger Kahn (R-Saginaw) requires property tax assessment notices to be sent to property owner at least two weeks before the meeting by the local Board of Review.

Under current Michigan law, property tax assessment notices are mailed out 10 days prior to a scheduled Board of Review meeting.

The Michigan Association of REALTORS® supports this legislation because it levels the playing field for homeowners who believe their assessments are inaccurate by allowing enough time to properly gather the necessary information for filing an appeal.

Last week, Senate Bill 395 passed out of the Senate, and is now awaiting a hearing in the House Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs committee.

Michigan Taxpayers Alliance

The Michigan Taxpayers Alliance (MTA) is an alliance of Michigan citizens who believe the state government of Michigan is hurting citizens and our economy by taking too much money from citizens and redistributing it through ever-increasing spending.

The MTA is a true alliance in that its members are dedicated to stopping the state from increasing taxes from any segment of Michigan citizens, even those that government sees as an ‘easy mark’ due to their relative unpopularity; i.e. smokers, alcohol drinkers, “big business”, small business, gamblers, “bad drivers”, “the wealthy”, farmers, or any other taxpayer regardless of their political vulnerability. Learn More

“How to Successfully Appeal Your Property Tax Assessment”

• From Conservative Caucus of Monroe County Another DIY resource.
• from State Senator Bruce Patterson Same DIY resource. Nice outline but overly simplified for the current agressive stance of government to raise $$.s
• from Nassau County Department of Assessment Key points here: make numerical adjustments !
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