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Applying for an Abatement

The application form is easy to complete. However, an applicant needs to make a case and give good reasons. Assessors do respond to your specific concerns and comparisons. If you have had an appraisal done recently (within the last 12 months), it may assist in the abatement process if you submit a copy of the appraisal report with the application.

Once the application is date stamped by the assessors office, it cannot be changed or withdrawn. Additional information can be submitted separately. The assessors may also request further information, a property inspection, or both.

Please note that abatement applications cannot be filed early. The filing period starts after the actual (not preliminary) tax bills are mailed. You must pay your taxes pending your appeal.

Abatement Denied

• You will receive a notice indicating your application was denied.

You may appeal to the State Appellate Tax Board (ATB) within 90 days of the Assessors decision.

Abatement Approved

• You will receive a letter indicating the amount of the abatement.

How much was your assessment reduced? Divide the tax abatement by the tax rate.

Example:

Tax Rate of $16.53 per $1,000 of Value

Original Value:
200,000.00
 
Abatement Allowed
 20,000.00
 
Adjusted Value:
180,000.00
 
Original Tax:
   3,306.00
(200,000.00 x .01653)
Abatement Allowed
      330.60
 (20,000.00 x .01653)
Adjusted Tax:
   2,975.40
(180,000.00 x .01653)
 

Abatements are normally credited toward any unpaid balance of the tax due. If the total original tax has been paid prior to the abatement, the taxpayer will automatically receive a refund check.