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Best Property Tax Advice
Pay your taxes on time. Have your taxes escrowed or set up a special saving account just for your property taxes. If you are late paying your property taxes you will owe a lot more money and your will have … Continue reading
Do I, as a homeowner, get a tax break from property taxes?
You may apply for homestead exemptions on your principal residence. Homestead exemptions remove part of your home’s value from taxation, so they lower your taxes. For example, your home is appraised at $100,000, and you qualify for a $15,000 exemption … Continue reading
How will a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy affect my delinquent property taxes?
A debtor has the option to surrender his or her property in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Doing so will have the same effect as a Chapter 7–the debt becomes unsecured and is dealt with as such. However, if the debtor … Continue reading
What happens if you don’t pay your local property taxes in Texas?
*The longer you allow your delinquent property taxes to go unpaid, the more expensive and risky it becomes for you. *You have penalty and interest charges added to your taxes. *Regular penalty charges may be as high as 12 percent, … Continue reading
Why am I getting property tax loan offers in the mail? How do these companies know my property tax bill is delinquent?
Local county tax assessors are required to make their delinquent tax rolls available through public information requests. Through these requests, property tax lenders receive the information used to derive their mailings lists. Tax lenders take every effort to narrow their … Continue reading
Can I get a Property Tax Loan before my Property Taxes are Past Due?
If you have past due property taxes, your property is likely eligible for a property tax loan now. If you have a previous property tax loan with Property Tax Solutions or another property tax loan business you do not have … Continue reading
How to Amend a Tax Return
The changes to your original return can relate to income that was not reported or was overstated, to deductions or credits that you should not have taken, to allowable deductions or credits that you missed, or to a filing … Continue reading
How to Reduce Your Property Taxes in Texas
If you think the appraisal district has valued your property higher than its actual value or higher than comparable properties in your neighborhood, you have a few options: See if your appraisal district will informally review your case. This is … Continue reading
Why are my property taxes going up each year?
According to state law your appraisal can’t go up more than 10% in a year. Once you’ve qualified for a homestead exemption, your taxable value can’t go up more than 10% in a year unless you’ve made improvements to the … Continue reading