Interstate Allocation

Interstate Allocation, Texas Property Tax Code Sec. 21.03 In 1982 Section 21.03 of the Texas Property Tax Code was established to provide an appraisal method for property taxable in Texas but used regularly or irregularly out of state that fairly reflects its use in this state.  While the wording of the section is somewhat ambiguous [...]

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Texas Freeport Exemption

Texas Freeport Property Tax Exemption In 1989 Texas voters approved a constitutional amendment giving local property tax jurisdictions the option to exercise or not exercise, their authority to tax specific personal property, otherwise known as freeport goods.  The freeport exemption exempts certain types of tangible personal property for taxation, generally inventory, raw material, goods in [...]

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Ax the Tax: Reducing Your Property Valuation

The following outline summarizes the presentation that we made at the 2011 Texas Self Storage Association Trade Show in Austin this summer.  Though the presentation was directed to self-storage owners, the information is applicable to nearly all commercial properties. This will give a very simplified summation of the appeal process including who is involved, the [...]

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