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COLLIN COUNTY
889 Square miles
59 total taxing entities:
Collin County
22 School Districts
30 Cities/Towns
5 Special Districts
328,847 parcels
Informal Review
The informal review process begins when the Notices of Appraised Value
are mailed, typically on or before May 1st of each year.
A settlement agreement is final.
An informal review is not a protest (formal administrative appeal)
INFORMAL MEETINGS
Counter
10,000
9,000
8,814
Kiosk
Phone
Total Inqs
9,368
9,047
8,000
7,254
7,326
7,000
6,000
6,089
5,443
5,417
4,513
5,000
4,000
3,332
4,631
3,507
2,477
3,000
2,778
2,239
2,000
1,000
39
2010
123
2011
264
2012
456
2013
501
2014
PROTESTS
eFile Protests - Most residential properties are eligible for eFile protests.
In 2014, less than 5% of eligible property owners took advantage of the
electronic protest process.
PROTEST STAFFING
2014 ARB MEMBERS
28 plus 6 alternates
CCAD STAFF
PROTEST TOTALS
40,000
35,639
35,150
35,000
32,233
30,000
25,000
29,601
28,078
24,990
21,204
20,000
18,763
19,470
15,074
15,000
10,000
20,565
10,160
11,029
9,315
10,131
5,000
0
2010
2011
Owner Prots
2012
Agent Prots
2013
Total Prots
2014
ACTUAL HEARINGS
8,000
7,207
7,000
6,000
5,000
5,564
4,889
4,775
3,344
4,449
4,000
3,863
2,684
1,678
2,337
2,880
3,000
2,771
1,899
2,990
2,438
2,000
1,000
2010
2011
Total Hearings
2012
Owner Hearings
2013
Agent Hearings
2014
eFile Eligible
250,000
211,273
192,314
200,000
143,500
150,000
100,000
71,212
50,000
35,022
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
OWNER EFILE
2014
9,100
2013
4,571
2012
2,626
2011
2,049
2010
548
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
Post-Certification Remedies
Post-Certification Remedies
Under specific situations, you may protest after the deadline for filing a
timely protest has passed.
Until the Delinquency date
Failure to Receive Notice (41.411)
Substantial Error (25.25.d)
Joint motion with the Chief Appraiser (25.25.h)
After the Delinquency Date (25.25.c) - up to 5 preceding years
Clerical Errors
Multiple Appraisals
Inclusion of property that did not exist
Ownership
Arbitration
Arbitration
To appeal an ARB order to binding arbitration, the property owner must file with the appraisal
district not later than the 45th day after receiving notice of the ARBS order.
Cost: $500 Deposit
May be used for market or equity appeals
Arbitrator Selection mutually agreeable or randomly selected by the comptrollers office.
28
2013
26
2012
36
2011
44
2010
20
2009
14
10
20
30
40
50
To appeal an ARB order to SOAH, the property owner must file a notice of appeal with
the chief appraiser within 30 days of the ARBS order.
Cost: $1,500 Deposit (deposit must be received within 90 days of the ARBs order)
If the taxpayer prevails - If the judges determination of the value is closer to the owners
opinion of value the deposit, including the filing fee, will be refunded.
If the CAD prevails - If the judges determination of the value is closer to the certified value,
SOAH will retain the property owners deposit, and the property owner will be required to
pay any costs of appeal that are in excess of the $1,500 initial deposit as determined by the
judge.
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
If the Trial results in a value lower than the ARBs certified value, by even one dollar,
the appraisal district may be liable for the plaintiffs attorney fees.
LAWSUITS FILED
250
200
197
150
167
156
178
173
2012
2013
156
100
50
2009
2010
2011
2014
Thank you!