Posts Tagged ‘Sacramento’

Checking in on the 2008 results …

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

OK … So it has been almost a year since last year’s reassessment deadline and there hasn’t been much word on the results … Well here is the first of many updates aimed at keeping you up to date on the status of your 2008-2009 reassessment.

To date, we have only heard back on 30% of the reassessments that were submitted last year. These 30% represent all of the reassessments that were submitted WITHOUT appeals. According to the Sacramento County Assessor, reassessment requests that had an appeal filed with it will not be reviewed until early August 2009.

NOTE :: Shame on you if you submit a reassessment with the associated appeal. The appeal is your chance at a second opinion.

Of those that we have heard back on – nearly 60% have been approved. 40% have been denied and because they haven’t filled out the appeals form, they have no option other than to wait until next year.

For those of you that have been informed of your reassessment approval, congratulations. The checks are “in the mail” but if you want to make sure the reassessment went through you can follow the instructions below …

STEP 1: Visit http://www.eproptax.saccounty.net
STEP 2: Enter your apn – XXX-XXXX-XXX-XXXX and click the search button
STEP 3: Once the next page loads you will see something interesting … Two values – one called “Secured Annual” and one called “Secured Corrected”

If you take the “Secured Annual” value (your original tax amount) and subtract the “Secured Corrected” value – this is the refund that you can expect from the county assuming that all property taxes have been paid.

As always, if there are any questions that aren’t answered here please contact us.

Sacramento County now charging for property tax reassessment appeals

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Effective July 1st, 2009 the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors established a processing fee for property tax assessment appeals. From this point forward, if you don’t agree with the Sacramento County Assessor’s valueation of your property – it is going to cost you $30 for a second opinion.

Click here to see a copy of the resolution.

Sacramento County Assessor’s Office

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Kenneth D. Steiger, Assessor – (assessor@saccounty.net)
3701 Power Inn Rd, Suite 3000
Sacramento, CA 95826-4329
Phone: (916) 875-0700
Website – http://www.assessor.saccounty.net/default.htm

County Population: 1,424,415
Taxable Parcels (approx.): 448,030
# Automatically Reassessed: 90,199
Current Tax Year: 2009 – 2010
Tax Payments Due: November 1, 2009 & February 1, 2010
Filing Period for Reassessment: July 2, 2009 – November 30, 2009

Sacramento County Assessment Appeals Board

700 H Street, Room 2450
Sacramento, CA
Phone: (916) 874-7894
Filing Period for Assessment Appeal: July 2, 2009 – November 30, 2009

Over $5 million in savings found so far!

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

SacramentoTaxRelief.com is in full swing with less than a month left until the property tax reassessment deadline – today we broke the $5 million barrier in terms of savings uncovered for Sacramento County homeowners.

Sacramento Tax Relief nearing $2 million in property tax savings for river city homeowners

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Sacramento Tax Relief Saves Homeowners From Paying Excess Taxes on Falling Home Values

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRLog (Press Release) – Oct 27, 2008 – SACRAMENTO – What would you do with your share of a two million dollar savings windfall? Homeowners that visited SacramentoTaxRelief.com are enjoying their share of the money as the firm announced today that it has saved nearly $2 million in property taxes for River City citizens.

“I am excited we are saving Sacramento residents nearly $2 million in excess property taxes,” said Mike Linville, owner of Sacramento Tax Relief. “Our absolutely free one-minute evaluation can be the difference between wasting hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars on excess property taxes for a home that has declined in value.”

With the decline in the real estate market, many Sacramento homeowners are still paying property tax bills based on out-of-date assessor valuations. Sacramento Tax Relief comes to the rescue of homeowners with a quick and easy-to-use process that puts those excess dollars back into the hands of families.

“There’s no obligation to check out Sacramento Tax Relief and use the free evaluator tool,” Linville said. “Best of all, it is only costs $69 if you want us to conveniently handle all of the government paperwork and there is even a 100 percent no-hassle money back guarantee.”

In fact, Linville is confident that if a homeowner bought their home between 2004 and 2007, his firm can save them money – guaranteed!

“It is important to visit SacramentoTaxRelief.com even if you don’t think you qualify for a home revaluation,” Linville said. “Many people don’t think they qualify and then are amazed when we can find them savings of $200, $300 or more on their property taxes.”

Linville stresses that Sacramento homeowners looking to take advantage of the housing downturn to lower their property tax better visit SacramentoTaxRelief.com today because the deadline for revaluation is quickly approaching.

“Homeowners only have until November 30 to get their homes reassessed for the 2008-2009 tax year,” he said. “Once that deadline passes, the excess taxes paid are gone forever.”

For a free no-obligation estimate of savings on your property tax please visit Sacramento Tax Relief’s website today at www.sacramentotaxrelief.com.

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Media Contact:
Mike Linville, Owner
Sacramento Tax Relief
Phone: 916-682.9111

Over $2 million in savings found so far!

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Today SacramentoTaxRelief.com broke the $2 million barrier in terms of savings uncovered for Sacramento County homeowners. If you would like a FREE estimate of your savings online please visit us at http://www.sacramentotaxrelief.com.

Property tax bills rile Sacramento region residents

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

(by: Robert Lewis via sacbee.com)

As property tax bills land in mailboxes across the region, county assessors are reporting record numbers of complaints and assessment appeals… (Read full article…)

Over $1 million in savings found so far!

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Here we go folks … Over $1 million in overpaid property taxes found thus far in Sacramento County.

Homeowner delinquencies rise

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

(by: Loretta Kalb via sacbee.com)

Millions of dollars in late special property taxes are forcing some cities and districts to threaten delinquent taxpayers with foreclosure… (Read full article…)

Sacramento taxpayers at risk of paying thousands of dollars in excess property taxes

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Sacramento Tax Relief Saves Homeowners From Paying Excess Taxes on Falling Home Values

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRLog (Press Release) – Aug 22, 2008 – SACRAMENTO – Sacramento homeowners may want to take a moment before they make their next property tax payment and visit the free value estimator at Sacramento Tax Relief’s website at www.sacramentotaxrelief.com. The one-minute evaluation can be the difference between wasting hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars on excess property taxes for a home that has declined in value.

While the fallout from the housing crisis continues to roll through Sacramento, county assessors have not been able to keep up with all of the changing house values. The fact is many Sacramento homeowners may be paying property taxes on last year’s high valuations despite the fact the property has declined in value. Even with the tax controls granted under Proposition 13, homeowners may still be paying too much to the county assessors office.

“Homeowners could be throwing away hundreds of dollars in excess property taxes because of incorrect market value assessments,” said Mike Linville, owner of Sacramento Tax Relief. “While a homeowner might know that their home has gone down in value, proving it to the assessors office is another matter. Worst of all the time is quickly running out to make the changes by the end of November.”

Sacramento Tax Relief affordably takes the hassle out of the revaluation process. A process homeowners should not have to struggle with, proving a Proposition 8 allowed temporary decline in value to the assessor’s office requires the hassle of filling out the paperwork, price comparisons to other properties, a licensed Realtor’s® opinion and the time necessary to drop it all off and follow-up on the process.

“It’s a real headache,” Linville said. “We make it easy and very affordable at only $69 – with a money back guarantee!”

Linville’s firm handles the entire revaluation process including a free estimate of savings, a complete professional property valuation by a licensed area Realtor®, time saving preparation of all of the required government paperwork and supporting documentation and they even submit the package to the assessors office for you saving gas and time driving.

The results have been outstanding for some local residents. According to Linville, one delighted customer was able to save $800 while another got $900 in excess taxes eliminated from her bill. Even one customer that had their taxes reduced recently by the county saved an additional $1500 by using the service.

“We believe in paying our fair share of property taxes,” Linville said. “But if your home has gone down in value due to the market conditions, why should you overpay them?”

For a free no-obligation estimate of savings on your property taxes please visit Sacramento Tax Relief’s website at www.sacramentotaxrelief.com.

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Media Contact:
Mike Linville , Owner
Sacramento Tax Relief
Phone: 916-682-9111