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ARE YOUR TAXES TOO HIGH???? Most localities determine your property tax burden based on an ad valorem assessment of the property's value. Sometimes, as a property owner, you get an unwanted surprise in the mail telling you your taxes are going up, and sometimes it may seem as though your assessment is too high. It is important to enlist the help of a professional appraisal firm that's experienced and trained in the procedures your particular jurisdiction.
Please note: It makes sense to do your own research before determining whether to go forward with a property assessment appeal, especially before you make the decision to hire a professional appraiser. However, according to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), we are not allowed to take "shortcuts" -- i.e., your research -- and use it on its face as part of our independent evaluation. When you hire us for an assessment appeal, you're commissioning an independent, third-party professional appraisal report. As such we do our own evaluation, beginning to end. An independent report will be even more persuasive than any other evidence you can marshal on your own. Sometimes, you will have a hearing on your assessment appeal and will need a consultant to testify on your behalf. Be assured that at JTruckee Tahoe Valuations, we are able to professionally and persuasively testify at appeal hearings.
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