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Appraisal District Public Information Packet 2008

The Comptroller’s Property Tax Assistance Division (PTAD) has updated the Comptroller's Appraisal District Public Information packet for 2008. We hope these materials will help appraisal districts inform taxpayers of their rights and remedies.

The following are public service announcements that appraisal districts may take to their local media. These files are in PDF format. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you will need to download the latest version to view and print these files.

98-465 Public Service Ad - Remedies
98-465-S Ad in Spanish

98-466 Public Service Ad - Rendering Property
98-466-S Ad in Spanish

98-467 Public Service Ad - Homestead Exemption
98-467-S Ad in Spanish

98-468 Public Service Ad - Productivity Appraisal
98-468-S Ad in Spanish

98-469 2008 Property Tax Tips
98-469-S Ad in Spanish

50-195 Property Tax Protest & Appeal Procedures

The following are fill-in-the-blank news releases that appraisal districts may take to their local media.
  1. Remedies Available - Property Tax Information
  2. Homestead Exemptions
  3. Disabled Veterans' Taxes
  4. Non-Profits, Some Businesses File Exemptions
  5. Ag Use -- Productivity Appraisal on Farms & Ranches
  6. Homeowners Defer Increases on Home Value
  7. Deferral by Elderly & Disabled
  8. Appraisal Letters
  9. ARB Begins Hearings
The Property Tax Code requires each chief appraiser to publicize the following:
  • Exemption application requirements and available forms, Section 11.44(b)
  • Rendition requirements and available forms, Section 22.21
  • Agricultural, open-space, and timber appraisal requirements and available forms, Sections 23.43(f), 23.54(g) and 23.75(g)
  • Tax deferral requirements for taxpayers age 65 or older or disabled, Section 33.06(e); and,
  • Protest and appeals procedures by using a Comptroller-adopted notice, Section 41.70 (between May 1 and May 15)

Please feel free to modify the materials to fit local needs.

We sent our statewide news release on rendition requirements to the media. The statewide news release is on our Web site at: www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/proptax/infopack08/080328rendition.html.

The two-page Texas Property Taxpayers’ Remedies – 2008 edition tells taxpayers how to protest their property value. Appraisal districts may include this two-sided page with letters of appraised value.

If you have any questions about this packet, please e-mail us at ptad.cpa@cpa.state.tx.us or call our Technical Assistance Section at 1-800-252-9121. In Austin, call 512/305-9999.

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