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PropertyTaxProtectionProgram

Property Tax Protection Program – every practical effort is made to reduce your property taxes, including appeals to the highest appropriate level each year, whether that is to the informal hearing, appraisalreviewboardhearing,bindingarbitrationorcoordinatingajudicialappeal.

✓Youneverpayanickelforanythingunlesswereduceyour propertytaxes.

✓Assistyouwithexemptionquestionsandapplicationsatnocost.

✓Workwithyoutoconfirmtheappraisaldistrictisnotoverstating thesizeorconditionorgradeofyourhome.

✓Discussphotosandotherdocumentationthatcanmakeareal differenceinyourresults.

✓ThelargestvaluereductionO’Connorobtainedinbinding arbitrationforahouseismorethan$10million.

Nocostunlesstaxesreduced,guaranteed.

ThePropertyTaxProtectionProgramincludesreviewingallaccountsfor bindingarbitrationandthenfilingbindingarbitrationor coordinatinga judicialappealforabout4,000to8,000accounts.

Therearetwooptionsaftertheappraisalreviewboard

Bindingarbitrationisbestforaccountsunder$5 million(exceptnolimitonhomesteads)where thereisclearevidenceofanerrorinmarketvalue.

Judicialappealsarefrequentlycoordinatedfor commercialover$750,000andresidentialover $1,500,000.

YoubenefitfromthePropertyTaxProtectionProgramforavarietyof YoubenefitfromthePropertyTaxProtectionProgramforavarietyof reasons reasons

Allpracticaleffortsaremadeeachandeveryyeartoreduceyourpropertytaxesforallyouraccounts(ifmorethan1).

Thereisneverafeeunlesswereduceyourpropertytaxes.Wedonothaveaflatfee(unlesstheclientseeksthatfeeformatwhich isunusual).Wedonotchargefor“capcuts”or“marketvaluecuts”.WewillNEVERsendaninvoiceunlesswehavereducedyour propertytaxes.

Someyearsaregood–typically6to7outof10willresultintaxreductionforyou.

Theother3to4yearsoutof10westrikeout.Mostoftenduetopeopleissuesinthehearingprocess.Someyearswegetaneasy appraiserattheinformal;someyearssomeonewhoisimpossibletosettlewith.SamefortheAppraisalReviewBoard;some yearsincludereasonablepeoplewillingtoconsidertheevidence.OtherARBsvotefortheappraisaldistrict99%ofthetime (really).

Itisnotpossibletopredictinadvancewhichyearswillbesuccessfulbasedonanincreaseinvalueorsomeotherfactor.The primarydeterminantofsuccessisthepeoplefactorattheinformalhearingandtheARB.

Eachyearwereachouttoyouforpicturesandotherevidence.Itcanbeprovidedviatheclientportal(www.CutMyTaxes.com)or byemailto:Proptax@poconnor.com(besuretoincludepropertyaddress).

Extensivehearingevidencefileispreparedpriortoyourhearing(s)eachyear.Thetypicalfilehas50to125pagesandincludes35 antinformation.Ourevidenceismuchmoreextensiveandcomprehensivethantheappraisaldistrict’sevidence.

ear.WoodyAllenisquotedassayingthat“80%ofsuccessinlifeisshowingup”.Weshowupevery year,goodyearsandbadyears,wellprepared,toadvocateforthelowestpropertytaxesforyourproperty

Ouranalysisshowsacumulativebenefittoappealingannuallysincetheappraisaldistrictconsiderstheprioryear,insomecases, insettlingthecurrentyear

Youcanbepenalizedfornotprotesting.Ifyoudidnotprotestlastyearbecauseyouwerebusy,thevaluedoesnotchange,and youprotestthisyear,theappraisermayproclaim,“Well,youacceptedthisvaluelastyear.Youdidnotprotest.Valuesarehigher now.Whyareyouhere?”

Thesameistruefornotfilingajudicialappealonalargecommercialproperty.Assumetheprioryearvaluewas$10millionafter theappraisalreviewboard,butyouwerebusyanddidnotfollowup.Thevalueis“rolled”andisalso$10millioninthecurrent year.Whenyouaskforareduction,expect,“Youagreedtolastyear’svaluebynotfilingajudicialappeal.WhyshouldIagreeto changeitnow?”

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Allaccountsthathaveanappraisalreviewboard(ARB)hearingarereviewedregardingacoordinatedjudicialappealorbinding arbitration.WedonotbelieveanyotherfirmscreensallARBfilesforadditionalappealnordoesanyfirm(toourknowledge)pay thebindingarbitrationfeesforthousandsofclients.

Ifwepursuebindingarbitration,we:

1)paythefilingfeeof$450ormore, 2)prepareevidenceonmarketvalue,

3)prepareevidenceonunequalappraisaland 4)eithernegotiateasettlementorattendthebindingarbitrationhearing.

IfO’Connorcoordinatesajudicialappeal,itpaystheattorneys,expertwitnesses,filingfeesandcourtfees.

O’Connormakespropertytaxes“oneanddone”.

Gowiththeleader.Noothercompanyrepresentsmoreclientsorhandlesmoreappeals.

Estimatedpropertytaxsavingsforclientsin2019was$95million.

ENROLLTODAYInthePropertyTaxProtectionProgram™

Your property taxes will be aggressively protested every year by the #1 property tax firm in the country IfyourtaxesarenotreducedyouPAYNOTHING,andaportionofthetaxsavingsistheonly feeyoupaywhenyourtaxesarereduced!ManyFREEbenefitscomewithenrollment.

Nocostunlesstaxesreduced,guaranteed.