Tax Doctor

Property Tax “Postlets” Are Out, but Only For Non-Homestead Exempted Properties

By Candy Evans / October 15, 2015 /

Comes word from our on-staff Tax Doctor, Rob Wheelock, of Property Tax Managers, that it’s that time of the year AGAIN: property tax appraisals. 2015 Property Tax Statements are usually mailed out starting the first week of October, and they have been for all non-homesteaded properties. But the Dallas County Appraisal District is holding back…

The Tax Doctor Is In: What Else Can You Use Besides Comps?

By Candy Evans / May 26, 2011 /

Dear Tax Doctor: What are the typical arguments that the city makes for raising the value of the improvement when there have been no upgrades to the property since the previous evaluation?¬† Also, what are the best counters to the city arguments other than comps.¬† Thank you. Christopher McGuire, Vice President, Briggs Freeman | Sotheby’s…

Osama’s Dead and Buried, but The Dallas County Real Estate Tax Doctor is IN

By Candy Evans / May 2, 2011 /

Meet Tiffany Hamil Mackey. She is a Dallas attorney who wants to get tough on taxes ‚Äî property taxes, that is. Tiffany is a graduate of Southern Methodist University and received her Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from Texas Wesleyan School of Law. She attended the University of Florida, one of the top three tax…