Appeal of Real Property Appraisal/Assessment

Appeal of Real Property Appraisal/Assessment

County Council of Beaufort County, South Carolina

Office of the Assessor - Beaufort County Government Robert Smalls Complex

Post Office Box 1228, Beaufort, SC 29901-1228

Phone: (843) 255-2400 Email: Realproperty@bcgov.net
*PLEASE READ

If you are wanting to apply for the Legal Residence (4% Special Assessment) please use the applcation found at: Legal Residence

You may use this form to file an objection of your Fair Market Value, Special Use Value, Assessed Value, report natural disaster damage, or Denial of the special assessment ratio. Taxes cannot be appealed.

Filing an appeal does NOT relieve the taxpayer of their responsibility to pay property taxes on time.

If you are completing this form on behalf of your client, you will need to provide our offfice with a recently signed Power of Attornery, completed by the owner of record and notarized. Our Power of Attorney form maybe found at: Assessor Power of Attorney. It may be attached to this appeal as a supporting document or mailed to the PO Box listed above, attention Appeal Coordinator. If a Power of Attorney is not received, the appeal may be considered abandoned.

Be prepared to complete this form in its entirety. A * indicates required information.

Before you begin: you will need the Real Property parcel identification number (PIN, example R100 000 00A 0100 000A) and alternate identification number (AIN, example 999999999) for the parcel you are appealing. Both can be found on the most recent Beaufort County Assessment Notice or Real Property Tax Bill. Alternatively, you can obtain real property information by searching by the property owners name at http://sc-beaufort-county.governmax.com/svc/
Tax Year*
YYYY
Parcel ID*
AKA PIN - If not known, enter 9999999999.
Alternate ID:
AKA AIN
Property Address:*
AKA Physical address
Property Owners Name*
AKA Owner of Record
Phone/Cell:*
Email:*
example@example.com
Mailing Address (for notification only)*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Zip
Owner's Opinion of Value*
In whole dollars.
Please select the main reason for your appeal.*

Value IssueAssessment Ratio IssueAgricultural Use IssueATI (6% Property) Exemption IssueMapping IssueNatural Disaster (ex: Hurricane, Tornado, Flood, Fire)Other
This reporting does not relieve you of your responsibility to obtain required permits from State, County, and/or municipalities.

This report will NOT be submitted to FEMA.
In the box below provide us with a brief statement as to why you are filing this appeal. You may attach a document if a longer statement is needed.*

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YOU MAY ATTACH ALL DOCUMENTS SUPPORTING THIS APPEAL FOR PROCESSSING AND CONSIDERATION.
Attach supporting documents

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I CERTIFY THAT THE DESCRIPTIONS AND STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS APPEAL ARE, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, BOTH CORRECT AND ACCURATE. PERMISSION IS GRANTED TO CONDUCT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE INSPECTIONS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE BEAUFORT COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE.
I agree with the statement above*

Yes
I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MY APPEAL IS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT MY PROPERTY VALUE WILL DECREASE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE VALUE MAY INCREASE, DECREASE OR REMAIN AT ITS CURRENT VALUE.
I agree with the statement above*

Yes
SUBMITTING THIS APPEAL DOES NOT DELAY THE PAYMENT OF TAXES THAT ARE BILLED. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT TAXES BE PAID BY JANUARY 15TH WITHOUT PENALTIES. PENALTIES AND INTEREST WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
I agree to the above statement.*

Yes
INCOMPLETE AND UNSIGNED APPEALS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED.

THIS FORM MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE BEAUFORT COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE NO LATER THAN JANUARY 15, OR WITHIN NINETY (90) DAYS OF THE DATE OF ASSESSMENT NOTICE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST, OF THE CURRENT TAX YEAR TO APPEAL THE APPRAISED VALUE.

UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 12-60-2510-2560, CODES OF LAWS OF SC 1976, I HERBY APPEAL THE APPRAISAL /ASSESSMENT /RATIO/ USE VALUE FOR THE PARCEL LISTED ABOVE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT COMPLETING THE BOX BELOW CONSTITUTES A LEGAL SIGNATURE AND MY ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OUTLINED WITHIN.
Name of individual completing this form *
Signing as the*

OwnerCo-OwnerAttorneyLicensed AppraiserFamily memberOther
Appraiser License Number
State Where Licensed
State specifically what type of Representative you are.
State specifically your relationship to the owner.
YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE OUR OFFICE WITH A RECENTLY SIGNED POWER OF ATTORNEY, COMPLETED BY THE OWNER OF RECORD AND NOTARIZED. ALL CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE ADDRESSED TO THE OWNER OF RECORD.

OUR POWER OF ATTORNEY FORM MAYBE FOUND AT Assessor Power of Attorney IT MAYBE ATTACHED TO THIS APPEAL AS A SUPPORTING DOCUMENT OR MAILED TO THE PO BOX LISTED ABOVE, ATTENTION APPEAL COORDINATOR. IF A POWER OF ATTORNEY IS NOT RECEIVED THE APPEAL MAY BE CONSIDERED ABANDONED.
YOU MAYBE ASKED TO PROVIDE OUR OFFICE WITH A RECENTLY SIGNED POWER OF ATTORNEY, COMPLETED BY THE OWNER OF RECORD AND NOTARIZED. ALL CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE ADDRESSED TO THE OWNER OF RECORD.
Date Submitted*

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