Form 50-120 - Application For Cemetery Property Tax Exemption - Texas Comptroller printable pdf download

P r o p e r t y T a x

Application for Cemetery Property Tax Exemption

Form 50-120

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Appraisal District’s Name

Phone (area code and number)

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Address, City, State, ZIP Code

This document must be filed with the appraisal district office in the county in which your property is located. Do not file this document with the

office of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Location and address information for the appraisal district office in your county may be found

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: This application is for use in claiming a property tax exemption on property that you own and that is used exclusively for

human burial pursuant to Tax Code Section 11.17. This application applies to property you owned on Jan. 1 of this year or acquired during this year.

WHERE TO FILE: This document, and all supporting documentation, must be filed with the appraisal district office in the county in which your property is

located. Location and address information for the appraisal district office in your county may be found at

directory/cad.

APPLICATION DEADLINES: You must file the completed application with all required documentation beginning Jan. 1 and no later than April 30 of the year

for which you are requesting an exemption. If you acquired the property after Jan. 1 of this year and wish to qualify for the exemption this year, you must

apply before the first anniversary of the date you acquired the property, or before the first anniversary of the date any property was acquired after Jan. 1.

DUTY TO NOTIFY: If the chief appraiser grants the exemption, you do not need to reapply annually. You must reapply if the chief appraiser requires you to

do so, or if you want the exemption to apply to property not listed in this application. You must notify the chief appraiser in writing if and when your right to

this exemption ends.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Pursuant to Tax Code Section 11.45, after considering this application and all relevant information, the chief appraiser may request additional information

from you. You must provide the additional information within 30 days of the request or the application is denied. For good cause shown, the chief appraiser

may extend the deadline for furnishing the additional information by written order for a single period not to exceed 15 days.

State the Year for Which You are Applying

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Tax Year

STEP 1: Ownership Information

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Name of Property Owner

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Mailing Address

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City, State, ZIP Code

Phone (area code and number)

Property Owner is a(n) (check one):

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Individual

Partnership

Corporation

Other (specify):

STEP 2: Applicant Information

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Name of Person Preparing this Application

Title

Driver’s License, Personal I.D. Certificate,

or Social Security Number*

If this application is for property owned by a charitable organization with a federal tax identification number,

that number may be provided in lieu of a driver’s license number, personal identification certificate

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number, or social security number: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

* Pursuant to Tax Code Section 11.48(a), a driver’s license, personal I.D. certificate, or social security number provided in an application for an exemption filed with a chief

appraiser is confidential and not open to public inspection. The information may not be disclosed to anyone other than an employee of the appraisal office who appraises

property, except as authorized by Tax Code Section 11.48(b).

The Property Tax Assistance Division at the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts provides property tax

For more information, visit our website:

information and resources for taxpayers, local taxing entities, appraisal districts and appraisal review boards.

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