Taylor County Appraisal District received property tax appeals for a total of 3,520 real property and BPP accounts in 2018 versus 3,330 in 2017. The volume of property tax protests in Taylor County has been increasing during the last 3 years. The 2018 property tax protest count was for 2,530 commercial/industrial / other properties and 990 for houses (25.3% commercial vs 9.9% houses). The total value of Taylor County property protested in 2018 was $3,120,000,000, including $169,600,000 for houses and $2,950,000,000 for commercial / other. The value of Taylor County houses protested in 2018 fell from $186,800,000 last year to $169,600,000 this year. Taylor County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) conducted 82 ARB hearings while Taylor County Appraisal District coordinated 82 hearings. The volume of Taylor County Appraisal Review Board hearings rose from 44 in 2016 to 82 in 2018. The property tax savings were massive, a total of $3 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.)

Taylor County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

TaylorCAD Tax protests filed for 2018	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	3,520
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	990
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	156
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	765
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	325
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	44
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	57
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	434
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	57
Number Other Property Tax Protests	692

TaylorCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2018	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$3,117,066,407
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$169,568,728
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$695,957,495
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$1,048,612,526
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$724,754,819
$ Value Utilities Protested	$444,344,791
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$11,179,775
$ Value Other Protested	$22,648,273

TaylorCAD 2018 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	1,914

TaylorCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2018 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	3,438
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	970
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	1,513

TaylorCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2018	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	9884895
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	897

TaylorCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	82
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	20
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	62
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	14

TaylorCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$8,632,705
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$223,937
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$8,408,768

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

4