Fighting Property Assessments

Property tax is a corporate expense you simply cannot avoid. As federal and state government budget crunches are forcing more and more cuts in revenue sharing, pressures mount on cities and counties to raise millage rates.

One aspect of property tax you CAN control is the resourcefulness and aggressiveness with which you appeal assessments to city and county boards and in court.

Listen as our panel of corporate tax professionals and savvy tax advisors -- who have managed many assessment appeals -- share successful strategies for winning reductions in assessments and property tax bills:

Dick Murphy, Property Tax Manager, ChevronTexaco Corp., Houston, Texas

John Garippa, Managing Partner, Garippa, Lotz & Giannario, Montclair, New Jersey

Norm Bruns, an attorney specializing in property tax for Garvey Schubert & Barer, Seattle, Washington

David Zachem, State Director, First American Tax Valuation, St. Petersburg, Florida

They offer practical guidance on these and other key issues:

• Developing an overall strategy for fighting property tax assessments before administrative and judicial review panels
• Establishing top management support for the appeal
• Determining whether to go to court -- and how to prepare the case
• Selecting attorneys, appraisers, consultants and expert witnesses
• Creating a thorough, airtight appraisal report

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