Assessment Appeal Form

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ADA COUNTY ASSESSOR
Robert H. McQuade, Assessor
Understanding your Assessed Value
The Assessor is required by state law to place current market value on all taxable property each year.
This value is determined by an appraisal process, which includes analyzing construction costs,
reviewing recent sales data, and may require a personal visit to the property. The sales information is
gathered from the multiple listing service, property owners, realtors, builders, developers and
independent appraisers.
Discussing your Assessed Value with the Deputy Assessor (Appraiser)
If you feel that your assessed value is higher than what your property would probably sell for on the
open market, then we encourage you to submit market information to support your position. The
appraiser assigned to assess your property will consider any evidence you wish to submit. Typical
market information comes in the form of a realtor's comparative market analysis, copies of
independent appraisals done for sales or refinance, repair estimates or any other pertinent data. Many
property owners submit additional market information during the appeal process, and often values are
adjusted to reflect the new evidence.
Board of Equalization (Filing the Appeal)
If you are not satisfied with the final assessment of value, it is your right as a property owner to file an
appeal with the Ada County Board Of Equalization. The appeal will only address the market value of
your property. An appeal to the Board is not a forum to protest property taxes.
Appeal Forms
A copy of your Assessment Notice must accompany your application. Please return the completed
Front
appeal form to the Ada County Commissioners Office, 200
St., Boise ID 83702. You may
also submit your form via facsimile or U.S. mail, please not both. Completed forms must be filed on
or before the 4th Monday of June at 5:00 p.m.
Contact Person
There is a place on the appeal form to list a contact person. It is very important that we know the
correct name, address and phone number of the property owner or the property owner's
representative so that we may contact them, if necessary.
Presenting your Appeal To the Board of Equalization
In a challenge to the assessor's valuation of property, the value of the property for purposes of
taxation as determined by the assessor is presumed to be correct; the burden of proof is upon the
taxpayer to show that they are entitled to the relief claimed.
When you arrive for your hearing, please have five (5) copies of all records and/or evidence that you
wish to submit in support of your appeal. (One for each Board Member, one for the Assessor, one for
yourself)
In short, you must prove that the assessed value is not market value through a factual or legal reason.
In presenting your appeal, the best evidence is typically sales data from the marketplace, written
analysis from a realtor or other professional source. State your appeal objectively and factually.
The Board of Equalization will give your case due consideration based on your evidence.

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