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San Antonio Property Tax Reduction
The most iconic city in Texas, San Antonio forms the Texas Triangle along with Houston and Dallas. While not the same size as those behemoths, San Antonio is still packed with businesses, homes, and industry. Despite being a historic site, San Antonio is also a city on the rise, with a booming population and a thriving housing market. This demand for homes and business real estate has triggered a construction boom and led to a thriving property market. The downside of these increases is that your home or business will see higher taxable values thanks to the market, which then translates into higher taxes. Thankfully, there are several methods available to you to get your taxes back into a realistic and affordable range. You may be familiar with exemptions, but tax appeals are another great way to help you secure a solid reduction.
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Yes, O’Connor can help you reduce your property taxes
- Yes – there is NEVER a fee unless we reduce your property taxes
- Simple on-line enrollment in just 2 or 3 minutes
- We do all the work and you just share in the savings. We file the protest and attend the hearing. No flat fee; just pay half of first year property tax savings
- Personalized concierge service site visits
- O’Connor saved clients over $213 million in 2025!
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Benefits of O’Connor :
- Simple, online enrollment in just minutes, or call us at 713.290.9700 if you prefer.
- No fees ever unless we reduce your property taxes, not even a nickel. We promise.
- Aggressive property tax consultants with hundreds of years collective experience. We understand the people and process to negotiate lower property taxes for you. Our interests are properly aligned. We never, ever get paid unless you reduce your property taxes.
Benefits of O’Connor :
- Simple, online enrollment in just minutes, or call us at 713.290.9700 if you prefer.
- No fees ever unless we reduce your property taxes, not even a nickel. We promise.
- Aggressive property tax consultants with hundreds of years collective experience. We understand the people and process to negotiate lower property taxes for you. Our interests are properly aligned. We never, ever get paid unless you reduce your property taxes.
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San Antonio Property Tax Reductions for Homeowners
Exemptions:
While always a great tool for homeowners, exemptions got a major boost in 2025 thanks to legislation. The standard homestead exemption was bumped from $100,000 to $140,000, representing a major cut in school taxes, the largest levy. Seniors and people with disabilities got another $60,000 added to this, often eliminating school taxes entirely. Many exemptions can be applied together, such as the homestead and the over-65 exemption above. There can be many more available, so be sure to stay up to date on all of your eligible exemptions.
Property Tax Appeals:
These are protests designed to lower your taxable value by fighting the assessments of the Bexar Appraisal District (BCAD). Appraisals are often out of date or inaccurate, but BCAD will never admit that. Protesting your value brings the true worth of your property to the forefront, which is often significantly lower than what you were originally appraised for. Since this figure is used to calculate your taxes, lowering it usually has the same effect on your taxes.
San Antonio Property Tax Appeals
When you get your notice of appraisal in March, be sure to look it over to see if it contains any errors. If you find blatant mistakes or are being overassessed, then you have grounds for an appeal. If you want to maximize your savings with an appeal, then you need fantastic and accurate evidence. This starts with photographs of your property, with special attention being paid to any damage or deferred maintenance your home has. Next, you will want to put together documentation, such as estimates to repair damage. Finally, if you wish to challenge your taxable value based on the housing market, you will need to collect several examples of home sales over the past few years that are comparable to your home. Due to how tough some of this evidence is to collect for laypeople, you might want to sign up with a property tax firm like O’Connor.
Important Deadlines for San Antonio and Bexar County TaxpayersExemption Filing Deadline: April 30
Appeal Deadline: May 15
San Antonio Commercial Property Tax Reduction
In 2025, commercial properties in San Antonio and the rest of Bexar County saw record increases, with the combined total value going from $53 billion to $57 billion. These soaring values mean that you will be paying more in taxes for your business property in the coming years. While Texas is quite business-friendly, property taxes are one problem that plagues businesses of all types and sizes. Due to our changing economic climate, many appraisals are still stuck in the post-pandemic boom period, which means your assessment could easily be calculated on conditions that no longer exist. However, you still have several robust options to lower your taxable value and bill.
Commercial Property Tax Appeals:
It is often recommended that commercial property owners protest their taxes every year in an effort to keep up with a changing market. This can act as a reliable cost-cutting measure with no risk to you. Protesting your commercial real estate in Texas is similar to homes, and most evidentiary requirements for it are the same. You also have the option of the income method of protest, where you show that your income and expenses do not reflect your current appraisal. This is accomplished by using meticulous financial records that demonstrate what your property would be worth to an investor. A successful commercial appeal can save you millions of dollars, depending on the size of your business.
Cost Segregation:
Federal income taxes can be just as big of an obstacle to your bottom line as property taxes. Cost segregation has always been a key tool, but recent legislative changes have returned it to its previous heyday. Using accelerated depreciation of your real property, cost segregation can be used to reduce your federal income taxes considerably. Thanks to the return of 100% bonus depreciation, you can even be shielded from federal taxes entirely under certain circumstances.
O’Connor has been a Texas-Favorite for Over 50 Years
Whether you own a home or business, getting a break on your taxes is a big windfall, especially in trying economic times. There are several means to achieving a reduction on your taxes in San Antonio, and while some, like exemptions, can be simple, others are often helped along by joining forces with a property tax consultant. We at O’Connor are one of the largest consulting firms in the nation that specializes in property tax issues. Founded in Houston, we branched out quickly into all of Texas, before expanding across the whole nation. Being knowledgeable about all of the quirks in Texas law makes us ideal for fighting your taxes in Bexar County and San Antonio, but we can be of assistance in every corner of the state. To help our San Antonio clients, we opened a branch office in town so we can give your property personal attention.
We aim to give our clients the best support possible, and that starts with giving you a point of contact. Our client success team will ensure that you always have a person and a name to talk to, not an AI bot or an anonymous email. We will also send out a personalized concierge representative to your property to gain first-hand knowledge of your property and its unique characteristics. When you work with us, we will analyze your assessment, help with exemptions, gather evidence, and use our databases to study property sales and comparable properties to yours. Once the evidence is gathered, we will represent you at all levels of appeals, pursuing a reduction for you up to the level required. In extreme cases, we will even coordinate a lawsuit on your behalf against the Bexar Appraisal District. There are no upfront costs or fees to sign up with us, and we will protest for you every year. You will only pay a portion from your winnings if we can lower your taxes.
