Property tax appeal · Arizona
Appeal your property taxes in Arizona.
In Arizona, the county assessor sets your value and the State or county Board of Equalization (then tax court) hears your case. Boards act on evidence of market value as of the assessment date, and a licensed, USPAP-compliant appraisal is that evidence.
$5, credited toward your appraisal.
Arizona
3 county pages below
- Values your home
- County assessor
- Hears your case
- State or county Board of Equalization (then tax court)
- Desktop appraisal
- $225
- $5 check credited
- Timing
- Confirmed with your order
Deadline
60 days from the mailing date on your Notice of Value, which assessors send in late winter — roughly a year ahead of the tax year it covers.
Confirm your filing window and recipient requirements before ordering. Service availability and delivery depend on the property, evidence and appraiser. You remain responsible for filing on time.
How it works
How to appeal your property taxes in Arizona.
- Step 1
Check your savings
Enter your address and pay $5. We check your Arizona assessment against recent nearby sales.
- Step 2
Order the appraisal
A desktop appraisal valued as of your assessment date, with the $5 credited. Complex homes get one exact quote.
- Step 3
Show us your home
Walk through on your phone so the appraiser sees its condition. A desktop appraisal needs no visit.
- Step 4
File your appeal
A state-licensed AZ appraiser signs it, with a cover letter and filing steps. You file by your deadline, and the State or county Board of Equalization (then tax court) hears your case.
The evidence
Boards act on value, not frustration.
However Arizona labels the process, the case underneath is the same: show what your home was actually worth on the assessment date. A licensed, USPAP-compliant appraisal, with comparable sales, documented adjustments and a signed opinion of value, is that showing.
What the appraisal gives you
- Valued as of your assessment date, not today
- Comparable sales with adjustments and citations
- Signed by a state-licensed AZ appraiser
- A phone walkthrough; a desktop appraisal needs no visit
Confirm before you file
- Your filing deadline, from your assessment notice
- Appraiser availability and delivery timing, before you order
The process
How Arizona handles appeals.
Arizona county assessors mail a Notice of Value in late winter showing two numbers: full cash value (roughly market value) and limited property value (LPV), the capped figure your taxes are actually computed on. You petition the assessor within 60 days of the mailing date; if the answer disappoints, the case moves to the State Board of Equalization in Maricopa and Pima counties or the county Board of Equalization elsewhere, and homeowners can alternatively take the dispute straight to the Arizona Tax Court. The appeal contests full cash value, so the winning exhibit is evidence of what the home would really have sold for — the comparable-sales analysis a licensed appraisal is built on.
Worth knowing in Arizona
Under Proposition 117, LPV rises at most 5% per year and can never exceed full cash value — so a full-cash-value reduction saves money once it pulls below your LPV. Arizona values a year ahead: the notice you get this spring sets next year’s taxes, which is why the window comes so early.
FAQ
Arizona questions
When is the deadline to appeal property taxes in Arizona?
60 days from the date the assessor mailed your Notice of Value — the date is printed on the notice. Notices arrive in late winter, a full year ahead of the tax year they set.
Should I appeal full cash value or limited property value?
Full cash value is the appealable number; LPV is a formula capped at 5% growth that by law can’t exceed full cash value. Show with January 1 comparable sales — the substance of a licensed appraisal — that full cash value belongs below your LPV, and the taxable number falls with it.
Who hears my appeal after the county assessor?
In Maricopa and Pima counties, the State Board of Equalization; in the other counties, a county Board of Equalization. Arizona also lets you skip the boards and file directly in the Arizona Tax Court.
