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PRACTICE
AREAS
FALLING REAL ESTATE VALUES!
RISING REAL ESTATE TAXES?

- The current method used to
calculate assessments tend to
reflect two year old market
conditions!

(Updated)
Recent Court Cases Affecting Real Estate Tax Assessment

- Tax Appeal Case in which "similar properties of the
same nature" are used as an assessment ratio!
Selected County Tax Rates
Subject to Update
Bucks
Chester
Delaware
Montgomery
General Information on Pennsylvania Real
Estate Tax Appeals
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

- 2011 Assessment Appeals FAQ's    
  as well as how to test check your  
  assessment
II.      County Tax Rates
IV.     2010 STEB Common Level Ratios
V.       General Information on PA Real Estate Tax Appeals
VI.      Recent Court Cases Affecting Real Estate Tax Assessment
VII.   Fee Agreement for 2011 Tax Appeals
VIII.  Interim Real Estate Tax Assessment
Estate Tax Appeal -
Pt.1 Tax Appeal Process
Overview of the Pennsylvania Real Estate
Estate Tax Appeal -
Pt.2 Trial Court Level
Estate Tax Appeal -
Pt.3 Commonwealth
Court Level
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FEE AGREEMENT FOR 2011 TAX APPEAL
Interim Real Estate Tax Assessment
I.
2010 Tax Appeal Deadlines
- Written description of the Tax Appeal Process    
   as pictured above
RECENT CASE LAW DEVELOPMENTS SINCE
DOWNINGTOWN WAS DECIDED

- December 2008 Pennsylvania
Commonwealth Court Decision Clarifies
PA Supreme Court Downingtown
Decision
2010 STEB Common Level Ratios
(Subject to change and final publication by
STEB)