Assessment Appeal Services

California passed Proposition #13 in 1978.  It sets up a series of laws that can discount value.  Normally in favor of an owner.  However in many cases aspects of reality are overlooked and must be brought t the attention of the assessor.

Counties determine 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 maintained too high.

Often, matters like this can be resolved with a phone call. If after discussing your assessment with your local taxing authority you still feel as though your property is still overvalued, a professional, independent, third-party appraiser is often your best bet in proving your case. That's where we come in.

There are many different procedures for appealing assessments and they vary by property taxing districts, so it's important to enlist the help of a professional appraisal firm that's experienced and trained in the ins and outs of your particular jurisdiction.  The tax laws are extensive and we are will use them to your best advantage.

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. If you're right that your property has been overvalued, an independent report such as ours will be even more persuasive than any other evidence you can marshal on your own. But it depends on our ability to do the work independently.

Sometimes, a hearing on your assessment appeal and will require the presense for an appraiser hired to testify on your behalf. Be assured that at Irish Appraisal Service, we are able to professionally and persuasively testify at appeal hearings.  Alan Irish was a member of the Orange County Assessment Appeals Board for 10 years and is more than qualified to handle any and all assessment appeals related cases.

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