DallasCAD 2018 Property Tax Protests
Dallas County Appraisal District property Tax Protest:- Dallas County Appraisal District received property tax appeals for a total of 138,290 real property and BPP accounts in 2018 versus 126,970 in 2017. The volume of property tax protests in Dallas County has been raising during the last 3 years. The 2018 property tax protest count was 58,800 for commercial/industrial/other properties and 79,490 for houses (42.51% commercial vs 57.48% houses). The volume of Dallas County protests for houses has rised 3.20% in the last two years while the volume of commercial has risen 14.10%. The total value of Dallas County property protested in 2018 was $157.48 billion , including $35.88 billion for houses and $121.6 for commercial / other. The total value of property protested in Dallas County rose 9.17% in the last two years. The value of houses increased 3.97% and the value of commercial rose 14.83% during the last two years. Dallas County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) conducted 60,000 ARB hearings while Dallas County Appraisal District coordinated 59,939 informal hearings.The number of Dallas County informal settlements for houses rose from 38,610 in 2016 to 43,750 in 2018. Informal settlements for commercial fallen from 28,320 in 2016 to 26,270 in 2018. The property tax savings were massive, a total of $440.06 million for all types of property at both the informal hearings and the formal / ARB hearings (estimate based on no exemptions and 2.7% tax rate.) Informal protests were successful for 53.93% of Dallas County property owners in 2018 while owners were successful for 45% of ARB appeals.
Dallas County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary
| DallasCAD Tax protests filed for 2018 | Number of Protests |
|---|---|
| Total Number Property Tax Protests | 138,285 |
| Number Single Family Property Tax Protests | 79,486 |
| Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests | 6,636 |
| Number Commercial Property Tax Protests | 17,155 |
| Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests | 9,866 |
| Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests | 367 |
| Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests | 381 |
| Number Utility Property Tax Protests | 254 |
| Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests | 9 |
| Number Other Property Tax Protests | 24,131 |
| DallasCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2018 | Appraised Value |
|---|---|
| Total $ Value Protested | $157,484,047,140 |
| $ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested | $35,881,756,310 |
| $ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested | $33,942,202,460 |
| $ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested | $77,773,153,740 |
| $ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested | $4,139,318,540 |
| $ Value Utilities Protested | $1,610,513,750 |
| $ Value Oil & Gas Protested | $6,880 |
| $ Value Other Protested | $4,137,095,460 |
| DallasCAD 2018 Number of Protest Hearings | No. of Hearings |
|---|---|
| Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled | 78,089 |
| DallasCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2018 resolved through informal processes | No. Informally Resolved |
|---|---|
| Informal Property Tax Protest Process | 70,021 |
| # of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest | 43,754 |
| Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction | 37,764 |
| DallasCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2018 | Value Reduction |
|---|---|
| $ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest | 816931340 |
| $ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest | 11,270 |
| DallasCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination | Written Determinations |
|---|---|
| # of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings | 59,939 |
| # of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB) | 36,596 |
| # of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB) | 23,373 |
| # Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing | 16,074 |
| DallasCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination | $ Reduction |
|---|---|
| $ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing | $10,547,304,320 |
| $ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing | $567,946,490 |
| $ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing | $10,006,357,830 |
| # of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed | 334 |
