Information for property owners, property appraisers and others about the property tax assessment process, establishing your right to an exemption or special classification and appealing or defending a tax assessment.
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It’s time for me to get on my soapbox about a big blunder the Florida Department of Revenue made in its new VAB forms and proposed rules. Okay, so there was probably more than one blunder, but this one sticks in my craw because I filed a public...
The Florida statutes provide a fairly detailed procedure for the exchange of evidence between the taxpayer and the Property Appraiser. However, the statutes are a bit vague on the consequences of failing to disclose evidence in a timely manner. ...
One of the more confusing issues that seems to arise during Value Adjustment Board hearings is the question of whether and to what extent the Property Appraiser and the taxpayer can use sales that close after the January 1st assessment date to support...
Florida Statute s. 194.034(5) provides that “for the purpose of review of a petition, the [VAB] may consider assessments among comparable properties within homogeneous areas or neighborhoods.” Conversely, the Florida Supreme Court has long held...
Subsequent to my earlier blog post on The New Reduced Burden of Proof in Florida Property Tax Appeals, the Florida Department of Revenue has revised its VAB training materials and issued its DOR VAB Training Revision – September 18 2009,...
