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Taxpayers are required to file at least an initial tax return for taxable property (both real and
personal property) owned on January 1 of that tax year. The tax return is a
listing of the property owned by the taxpayer and the taxpayer's declaration of the value of
their property.
Property tax returns must be filed with the Board of Tax Assessors between January 1 and April 1
of each year. (Please note: the filing deadline for homestead exemption is April 1).
After the taxpayer has filed the initial tax return for real property, the law provides for an
automatic renewal of that return each succeeding year at the value determined for the preceding
year
and the taxpayer is required to file a new return only as additional property is acquired,
improvements are made to existing property, or other changes occur. Personal property tax
returns are required to be filed each year.
A new return, filed during the return period, may also be made by the taxpayer to declare a
different value from the existing value where the taxpayer is dissatisfied with the current
value placed on the property
by the Board of Tax Assessors. This initiates the taxpayer's appeal process if the declared
value is not accepted by the Board of Tax Assessors.