ARE YOU ELIGIBLE
FOR TAX RELIEF?
Property Taxpayer Remedies
Learn about property tax remedies
available in the following:
How to protest property value
What can be protested
What is an ARB
When are protests filed
You’ll learn steps to prepare for a protest
hearing. Property Taxpayer Remedies
Publication will tell you how to prepare a
protest to the local Appraisal Review Board
(ARB).
You’ll learn the kinds of protests the appraisal
review board can hear and what kind of
evidence you need to bring to your hearing.
Key dates are listed, so you’ll know what you
must do and when you’re required to act.
Property Taxpayer Remedies is free!
*A Spanish language version is also available,
ask for yours today at:
La Salle County Appraisal District
204 Northeast Lane, Cotulla, TX 78014
Phone: (830) 879-4756 Fax: (830) 879-4067
Website: www.lasallecad.com
or
Write to: Texas Comptroller/
Property Tax Assistance Division
1711 San Jacinto, Third Floor
Austin, TX 78701
or call: 1-800-252-9121 and press “2” to
access the menu and then press “1” to
contact the information service team
or on the web at:
www.comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax
A public service announcement courtesy of
La Salle County Appraisal District
REMEMBER TO RENDER!
TAXABLE PROPERTY
RENDITIONS ARE DUE
BY APRIL 15
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DOES THIS APPLY TO YOU?
If you own tangible personal property that is used to
produce income, such as equipment or inventory
owned by a business, it does!
WHAT IS A RENDITION?
A rendition is a report that lists all of the taxable
property that you owned or controlled on January 1st
of this year. This often applies to furniture, fixtures,
equipment or inventory owned by a business.
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF FILING?
You give your opinion of your property’s value.
You record your correct mailing address so your tax bill
will go to the correct address.
If your property’s value depreciated, you can file a report
of decreased value.
WHEN IS THE DEADLINE TO FILE?
The last day for filing 2022 renditions is April 15
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A property owner may apply in writing for an automatic
extension of May 15
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on or before the April 15
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deadline.
The Chief Appraiser may extend the deadline an
additional 15 days after the May 15
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deadline for an
owner who shows good cause in writing.
REMEMBER!!
Filing is your responsibility. If you render late, don’t
render or file an incomplete or false rendition, you may
face a 10 to 50 percent penalty.
FILE YOUR RENDITION STATEMENTS AT:
La Salle County Appraisal District
204 Northeast Lane, Cotulla, TX 78014
Phone: (830) 879-4756 Fax: (830) 879-4067
Website: www.lasallecad.com
A public service announcement courtesy of
La Salle County Appraisal District
A VARIETY OF HOMESTEAD
EXEMPTIONS COULD
LOWER YOUR
PROPERTY TAXES!
A homestead exemption lowers the property taxes on your
home by decreasing its taxable value. If your home is valued
at $50,000 and you receive a $25,000 homestead exemption,
your home will be taxed as if it were valued at $25,000.
WHO QUALIFIES FOR A TAX EXEMPTION?
Anyone who owns a home on Jan 1 and uses it as a primary
residence on that date is entitled to a $25,000 homestead
exemption to lower school taxes. It doesn’t matter if your
home is a house, condominium or mobile home. Counties,
cities and special taxing districts may also offer homestead
exemptions.
ARE OTHER TAX EXEMPTIONS AVAILABLE?
Yes. If you’re disabled or if you’re 65 years old or older—you are
entitled to an additional $10,000 school tax exemption on your
home. And if you qualify for the 65 or older or disabled exemption,
you’re also entitled to a permanent, locked-in “ceiling” on the school
property taxes on your home. The county, city or junior college may
adopt a tax ceiling for 65 and older or disabled homeowners. The
age 65 or older homeowners school tax ceiling transfers to the
surviving spouse, if the spouse is 55 years of age or older at the time
of death and lives in and owns the home. The age 65 or older
homeowners (or their surviving spouses 55 years of age or older)
also may transfer the percentage of school tax paid, based on their
former home’s school tax ceiling, to a new home.
If you’re a disabled veteran, surviving spouse or surviving child
(under age 18) of a disabled veteran, you are entitled to an
exemption of a portion of the appraised value of any property the
veteran owns and designates. This includes homesteads donated to
disabled veterans by charitable organizations at no cost or not more
than 50 percent of the good faith estimate of the homestead’s
market value to the disabled veterans, and their surviving spouses.
If you’re a disabled veteran who receives 100 percent disability
compensation due to a service-connected disability and a rating of
100 percent disabled or a determination of individual employability
from the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs, (VA) you are entitled to
an exemption from taxation of the total appraised value of your
residence homestead. Surviving spouses of veterans who qualified
for this exemption or who would have qualified for this exemption if it
had been effective at the time of the veteran’s death are also eligible
with certain restrictions.
If you are the surviving spouse of a U.S. armed services
member killed in action, or an eligible surviving spouse of a
first responder killed in the line of duty, you are entitled to an
exemption from taxation of the total appraised value of your
residence homestead. There is no charge to apply!
WHEN AND WHERE SHOULD I FILE?
Exemption applications shall be filed before May 1
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at:
La Salle County Appraisal District
204 Northeast Lane, Cotulla, TX 78014
Phone: (830) 879-4756 Fax: (830) 879-4067
Website: www.lasallecad.com
A public service announcement courtesy of
La Salle County Appraisal District
“PRODUCTIVITY APPRAISAL”
MAY LOWER THE PROPERTY
TAXES ON YOUR FARM,
RANCH OR TIMBERLAND!
Texas law allows farmers, ranchers, wildlife managers
and timber growers to pay property taxes based upon
the productivity value of their land rather than on market
value. This means qualified land is taxed based on its
ability to produce crops, livestock or timber-not on its
value on the real estate market. And it can mean
substantial property tax savings.
WHEN IS THE APPLICATION DEADLINE?
If your land has never had a productivity appraisal or
you are a new owner, you must apply to your local
appraisal district before May 1 to take advantage of this
benefit on your property taxes. You may get up to 60
extra days if you have a good reason and ask for it
before May 1. If you miss this deadline, you may still be
able to apply, but you will pay a penalty. Check with the
appraisal district office.
DO YOU NEED TO REAPPLY ANNUALLY?
If your land already receives the agricultural or timber
productivity appraisal, you normally don’t need to
reapply unless the Chief Appraiser requires you to do
so. If a new application is required, the appraisal district
will notify you by mail.
For more information, call or come by:
La Salle County Appraisal District
204 Northeast Lane, Cotulla, TX 78014
Ph: (830) 879-4756 Fax: (830) 879-4067
Website: www.lasallecad.com
A public service announcement courtesy of
La Salle County Appraisal District
