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2009 Property Tax Assessment Protest Information
Every two years all Iowa real estate is re-assessed to attempt to reflect an estimate of "Fair Market Value" for tax purposes. Because there are many factors in estimating the current market value of any property, it may be helpful to investigate your new assessment and if needed, file a protest if your new assessment is inaccurate.
Iowa Assessors are required to mail notices to property owners by April 15 if an assessed value has changed. Often these new assessed values can exceed what you would be able to sell your property for today. In those cases it is important to file a protest to roll back the value to a "Fair Market Value".
It is important to remember that an assessed value that exceeds your market value is not good. Many believe having a high assessed value makes their home appear to be worth more to potential buyers in the future. Instead an over assessment makes selling that property hard, due to an inflated tax bill, which increases a buyers payment!
Protest dates for 2009 are April 16th, 2009 to May 5th, 2009!
Protests must be filed with the Assessor / Board of Review in the County
in which the property is located.
When filing a protest for over-assessment, you will need to be prepared with the concrete evidence to support your claim. You may need sales prices of recent properties, similar to yours and in your neighborhood, or a recent appraisal.
Because we know the protest process can be confusing, we have assembled the following links to assist you. Should you need any assistance, please feel free to contact us!
Investigate Your 2009 Assessment
Find the Assessed Value for property in ANY Iowa County
Links for Polk County
General Information (Good information for any County also.)
Polk County Assessment Protest Form (.PDF)
Other Polk County Links
Links for Dallas County
Dallas County Assessment Protest Form (.PDF)
Dallas County Assessment Notice Search
Links for Warren County
Warren County Assessor (Contact Assessors Office Directly to file protest.) |
