Challenging Property Taxes in Oklahoma

Each county in Oklahoma has a county assessor. They evaluate the property in their county and put a value on it in the first part of each year. Property owners are generally notified of assessment market value changes between February and May, depending on individual...

What is a Property Tax Consultant?

Property tax consultants help people lower their property taxes by appealing the assessed valuation of their property. These consultants may advise clients concerning their property tax values, potential impacts from market changes, and various protest procedures....

Property Tax History in America

The Colonial Period Colonial people established property taxation mechanisms in order to fund their collective or communal interests. For instance, in 1620, the pilgrims who had landed at and started settling in Plymouth, Massachusetts received a rather weird gift...

The Origins of Property Taxes

Property tax is one of the oldest forms of taxation known to man. The history of property tax seems to stretch back to the very dawn of civilization. Every civilized society discovered to date has had property tax in one form or another. The earliest property tax...

What are Property Taxes?

Property tax, also known as valorem tax, is an annual tax set on real properties based on the market value of those assets. At its simplest, this form of tax is something a property or land owner pays to the municipal or local government. The collection of property...