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GUIDE TO PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS  \nHow to Tell Whether YouOught to Appeal  \nSo you don't like the size of yourproperty tax bill.The budgetwent up and so did your taxbill,and now you're wondering ifthere's anything you can do about it.Maybe there is.Maybe your apprai-sal is higher than it should be.  \nHave you ever looked at yourproperty appraisal?It's a public doc-ument,and it contains a good deal ofinformation about your property.It'sused by the listers to set the valueon your property.Ask to see it.Check it over for errors.See if youagree that your property is worth asmuch as the town claims it is.  \nMaybe you don't know what yourproperty is worth.In that case,youneed a benchmark.Perhaps you hadyour property appraised as part ofrefinancing recently.If so,you mightcompare the bank appraisal with thelisting and see how the two compare.Perhaps there is another property intown that is similar to yours that re-cently sold.If so,you could comparethe property transfer return on thatsale that is on file at the town clerk'soffice to see how it compares withyour listed value.While neither ofthese sources alone is reliable in re-flecting the fair market value of yourproperty,they are good evidence onwhich to base a decision to appealyour assessment.  \nAnother reason to appeal your as-sessment (or \"grieve\"them to theboard of listers)is the discovery thatthe listers are relying on incompleteor incorrect information about yourproperty.Does the appraisal cardshow that you have two bathroomsand you don't?Does it say that yourroof is in good condition,althoughyou know it isn't because you getwet when it rains?Is the acreagecorrect?Everybody makes mistakes.The key is what you do after you dis-cover they have been made.  \nThe time might be right for you toconsider an appeal.  \n# An Overview of the Process\n\nMost people call the process by thename,\"tax appeal,\"but you reallywon't be appealing your taxes.Youwill be appealing your tax assessmentor grand list,which is the value theboard of listers of your town hasplaced on your property,a valuewhich forms the basis of your tax bill.If you look in the current town grandlist,you will find your property listednext to your name with a value as-signed to it.This value,divided byone hundred,results in your personalgrand list,which is then multiplied bythe tax rate to calculate the taxes youowe during the current fiscal year.  \nThe tax appeal process(forgive us,but we're going to use the commonname for it)actually begins with agrievance before the town board oflisters.This is a mandatory first step.If you don't grieve,you can't appeal.It's as simple as that.To grieve,youneed to know the date of grievanceday,which is usually held in May orJune in most towns.Call the listersor town clerk to learn this importantdate,and make sure you make anappearance before the board of listerson that date,either in person or byletter,to ensure that your grievanceis heard.  \nIf your town has been reappraisedthis year,you will receive a notice ifyour appraisal has changed.Evenwithout a reappraisal,if your apprai-sal is changed by the listers,they willsend you a change of appraisal no-tice.You may grieve your assessment,however,even without a change ofappraisal.Just because you did noth-ing about your appraisal in previousyears does not foreclose your abilityto grieve and appeal this year,as longas you meet the deadlines.  \nThe listers may answer your everyconcern,and if so the process ends at  \nPAGE 1  \nthat stage.On the other hand,except for obvious errors in listing,the listers are more likely to con-clude that they know more aboutappraising than you do or that yourown opinion is not as impartial astheir own.Don't expect to succeed atthe grievance stage,but use it toyour own best advantage--to gatherevidence and information,to honeyour arguments,to organize yourthinking about the case you willmake to the board of civil authority.  \nYou will receive a written noticeafter the 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