FAQs

You can file an appeal using Form 130 – Taxpayer’s Notice to Initiate an Appeal. If you are appealing multiple properties, you must fill out a form for each parcel. The completed form can be mailed, hand delivered, emailed, or faxed.

An appeal of the current year's real property assessment may have two different filing deadlines which are based on when the Form 11 Notice of Assessment is mailed. If Form 11 is mailed before May 1 of the assessment year, the filing deadline is June 15 of that year. If Form 11 is mailed after April 30 of the assessment year, the filing deadline is June 15 in the year that the tax statements are mailed (IC 6-1.1-15-1.1).

After you’ve filed your appeal, you should receive a postcard in the mail letting you know that we’ve received it. Appeals are worked in the order they are received and are assigned to appeals representatives by township. Your representative will reach out to you to go over your concerns, set up a field visit, and may request additional information from you.

Supporting evidence could include interior or exterior photos, a USPAP compliant appraisal relevant to the assessment date, estimates of repair, a broker’s opinion of value, construction costs for new builds, etc.

In the event the taxpayer and assessing official are unable to reach an agreement regarding the value under appeal, the matter will be scheduled for a hearing before the Allen County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals (PTABOA). This board is compromised of five community members who have expertise in real estate matters and the Allen County Assessor, who serves as the Secretary and is a non-voting member of the board.