Appeal Your Property Taxes

Palatine residents have until Oct. 16 to file property tax appeal.

Palatine Township residents can now file an appeal to their property assessment with the Board of Review. Residents have until Tuesday, Oct. 16 to file their appeal. Reducing the assessed value of your property can help reduce your property taxes. The Palatine Township Assessor’s Office can help residents file their appeals. Typically appeals are filed using comparable properties. The Palatine Township Assessor Office has a program that will list comparable properties and their values. This data can be used to file an appeal. 
Residents should also note that if they have had a recent appraisal done to their property, by a certified appraiser that too can be used as the basis for their appeal. Palatine Township is located at 721 S. Quentin …

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Taking the Sting Out of Your Property Tax Bill

Once you understand how your property tax bill is calculated, you may discover opportunities to reduce your tax liability with exemptions, or through the appeals process.

Appeal Your Property Taxes Beginning Aug. 13

Residents now have a second chance to appeal their assessed value with the Board of Review.

Did you have to wait in a long line to file your property tax appeal this last May and June? Taxpayers flooded Palatine Township to protest their property taxes, filing appeals with the Cook County Assessor.  Residents now have a second chance to appeal their assessed value, now with the Board of Review.  The Palatine Township Assessor’s Office has all the needed forms and information for appeals. Each year taxpayers have two opportunities to appeal their property’s assessed valuation, once with the County Assessor and once with the Board of Review.  In order to extend the filing period for Palatine Township taxpayers, Assessor Terry Kelly has once again made arrangements with Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak to accept pre-filed …

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Why are Property Tax Exemptions Lower This Year? It's Complicated

Terry Kelly explains why some homeowners' tax discounts or long-time occupant exemptions are smaller than last year's discounts.

Below is an explanation from Palatine Township Assessor Terry Kelly: My office has been fielding questions from residents as to why their property tax exemptions are lower this year. As always, with Cook County, the answer is complicated. So, "why is my tax discount for the homeowner or long time occupant exemption smaller than last year's discount?" In 2004, the legislature implemented a complicated new tax exemption knowin as the 7 percent assessment cap. The basic premise of the program was that the equalized assessed values of owner-occupied homes should not rise by more that 7 percent per year. Any increase above 7 percent was supposed to be tax exempt. At the time the assessment cap was adopted, assessed values were rising rapidly …

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Palatine Township Property Tax Assessment Appeals Period Ends June 18

Appeals can be filed online or residents can stop by the Palatine Township Assessor’s Office for assistance.

Palatine Township residents can now file an appeal to the assessed valuation of their homes with the Cook County Assessor. The appeal period is open only until June 18. This appeal period is for 2012 with any reduction showing on the second half tax bill mailed out in the fall of 2013.  A reduction in the assessed value of your property can help reduce your property taxes. Appeals can be filed online or residents can stop by the Palatine Township Assessor’s Office for assistance. To file online, a resident should note several “comparable” properties. Comparable properties are similar homes that have a lower assessed value. The Palatine Township Assessor’s Office can help residents find comparable properties.  The Palatine Township Assessor…

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Palatine Township Residents Can File Property Tax Appeals

Palatine Township residents have until Aug. 29 to file property tax appeals.

Palatine Township residents can now file an appeal to the assessed value of their property with the Cook County Assessor. Township Residents will have until Monday, Aug. 29th to file their appeal, a press release from Palatine Township Assessor Terry Kelly stated. The most common appeal is lack of uniformity where you believe your property’s value is over assessed in comparison to similar properties, the press release states. Even if you filed a recent appeal with the Board of Review in 2010, and even if you received a reduction, you can still file an appeal with the County Assessor in 2011 if you think your property is over assessed, the press release states. The Palatine Township Assessor’s Office has all the forms needed. Township staff…

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Palatine Assessor to Host Seminar on Filing Property Tax Appeals

The Palatine Township Assessor is hosting a seminar April 25 on how to file a property tax appeal with the Board of Review.

Palatine Township residents will have an opportunity to learn how to file a property tax appeal with the Board of Review during a seminar April 25. The seminar is being hosted by Palatine Township Assessor Terry Kelly and will be lead by Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak. The seminar is being held in the main ballroom at the Hotel Indigo in Palatine at 920 E. Northwest Highway and begins at 7 p.m. “Taxpayers have two chances every year to appeal their property taxes, once with the County Assessor and once with the Board of Review,” Kelly said in a press release. “These are two separate hearing bodies. Even if you filed an appeal with the County Assessor you can still file an appeal with the Board of Review.” All the forms needed to …

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Property Tax Appeal Confusion Cleared Up

Residents can file the paperwork for a property tax appeal with the Cook County Board of Review.

There has been some confusion recently about whether property tax appeals for the Cook County Board of Review can be pre-filed at the Palatine Township Assessor's Office, 721 S. Quentin Rd. Essentially, the township assessor has allowed for a pre-file period in an attempt to cut down on long lines. Residents can get all of the paper work together for an appeal, and when the appeal period officially opens, it will be filed for them. A reader posted a comment over the weekend about a Feb. 28 story Patch: My husband went to the assessor's office based on this article and was told by them that this information is wrong. He then called the assessor's office a week later for an update and the representative he spoke with was extremely rude and …

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Palatine to Disburse TIF Money

Palatine is disbursing money from two tax increment financing districts to other governmental entities including school districts.

In a time of budget battles and deficit spending, the performance of Palatine’s Dundee Road tax increment financing [TIF] district is unique. The district has performed better than anticipated, allowing village officials to retire debt and distribute funds to local school districts and other agencies. “That is money does not have to come out of the people of Palatine’s pocket,” said District 2 Council Member Scott Lamerand. “The TIF has been very successful.” When a TIF area is redeveloped, the value of property is supposed to increase. This in turn increases the property tax revenue from the area. The increased revenue is placed in a TIF fund and used to pay for public improvements. The Dundee Road TIF encompasses development from …

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Palatine Property Tax Talk Draws Crowd

Palatine residents packed village hall to hear a representative from the Cook County Assessor's office try to explain their property tax bills.

Palatine residents packed village hall Thursday searching for answers to rising property tax bills. Palatine Township Assessor Terry Kelly hosted the seminar. In attendance was Dana Marberry from the Cook County Assessor's office. After about an hour of discussion, one exchange seemed to sum up the evening best. "This goes round and round, it's just a whole lot of mumbo jumbo," a resident said. "Yes it is," Marberry responded. At least 150 people attended. Every seat was full, so chairs were brought in from other rooms and some attendees sat in chairs usually filled by village council members. Kelly called the seminar to provide information to residents about exemptions that can lower tax bills and what residents need to do to appeal …

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