Challenging Your Assessment: What You Can Do if You Feel Your Assessment is Incorrect

Informal hearing, Assessment Review Board, Small Claims Assessment Review

5 Ways to Grieve Your Assessment

Why Are Property Assessments in Upstate NY So Unequal?

To find out if homes in Upstate NY were accurately assessed relative to their sale price, we analyzed samples of home sales in five areas. Here's what we found.

Taxpayer Comments & Suggestions

Taxpayers in NYS are mad and are sick of navigating a complex system, sick of fighting for what should be their right (FAIR TAXES) and having their concerns go unheard.

Taxes in Upstate NY Have Some of the Highest Effective Tax Rates in the Nation

Overview and examples

Biggest Issues We Have Seen Impacting Inequity

NYS Audits of Local Governments

Has your town been audited? Follow the reent audits of local government by NYS Comptroller's Office related to Real Property Taxes.

What are Real Property Taxes & Assessments?

What are they? When did they begin? How are they used?

How Are Your Property Taxes Determined

Your assessment. Town value. Tax rate.

Understanding Your Assessment

When are they done? What is considered? What contributes to unfair assessments? How can exemptions help?

Common Concerns on Challenging Assessment

Other Issues Impacting Fair Taxation