Tax Attorneys Houston

Property tax rates are usually set in November. When you receive your rate, you may start considering protesting your property taxes. Protesting your property tax can, if successful, lower them. Lower property taxes saves you money and makes your home more attractive if or when you try to sell. But how do you protest? Contacting a Houston tax lawyer is one of the best actions you can take to understand how to protest and what the best next steps are for you.

Know the deadline

If you’re going to protest, you have until May 31st to do so. This means you have a little time to consult with a lawyer and consider your decision before actually following through. However, you don’t want to wait until the last minute. You should be thinking about what to do even before you receive your appraisal notice.

What do you have to do?

You can protest yourself – you just fill out the green protest form included with your appraisal notice, or file online. There’s also an option called iSettle, in which you tell the district what you think your home is worth and they either accept or reject that offer.

However, homeowners are far less successful in getting a reduction when they protest on their own compared to when they have representation from a local tax lawyer in Houston. An attorney is more familiar with the laws, and all the ins and outs to make the system work for you, rather than against you.

Do you know all the information you can use?

The district uses few factors when determining your home’s worth, but there are many factors that can affect its value. Interior damage or renovations that can’t be seen from the outside are just a couple of possibilities. A Houston tax attorney from Cantrell & Cantrell can guide you in the right direction, asking the right questions to learn more about your specific home. They’ll take the information about your home, combined with information about comparable properties and help you file a property tax protest that is clear, thorough, and more likely to be successful than the one you may file on your own.

Contact Cantrell & Cantrell, PLLC. today to start discussing your options and the next step for your property tax protest.