How to prepare for a hearing before the Appraisal Review Board.
- The First most important step is to make sure that you have filed a timely appeal with the appeal district.
- With an appeal on file most appraisal districts will give you the opportunity meet informally with a staff appraiser to discuss the current valuation.
- Most appeals are resolve at this point in the appeal process.
- If a valuation agreement is not reached the taxpayer is entitled to a formal hearing before the appraisal review board.
- When you prepare for your ARB hearing remember several important points:
- File a request with the appraisal district for a copy any and all evidence they plan to present at your hearing. This must be done 14 days before your hearing.
- Prepare an outline with the relevant facts and follow it during your presentation.
- Provide copies of your evidence for the ARB members and the staff appraiser.
- You will have a short period of time to explain you’re the nature of your protest.
- What relief are you asking for?
- Therefore make your presentation short and concise.
- Be prepared to rebut the appraisal district evidence.
- I have attached a link to the Texas Comptrollers web site.
- This particular link is used to train ARB members.
- http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/proptax/arbslides/2011_comprehensive_training.pdf
- This link will explain to you;
- The role of the ARB
- Hearing procedures
- The rules of evidence
- Remember if you do agree with an ARB ruling you have three options.
- File suit in district court
- File for bidding arbitration
- File for a hearing before a State Office of Administrative Hearing or SOAH.