Approved: Property Tax Appeal

Thank you St. Louis County Board of Equalization. I submitted a claim on June 3rd, and on July 20th I had my answer. My appeal was approved for land assesment value, my argument that a burnt up house does not equate to $136k income property, nor the taxes that come with that value.

A county appraiser came by and the new lot appraisal stands at $20k, a much more affordable tax rate.  I don't think im going to mention the tree in that new lot value, which is double.

The system works!

St.Louis County Board of Equalization (BOE)

Personal property assesment letters for taxes just came out... guess I didnt get that piece of mail this week.. was it the missing mailbox? I swear Mr. Tax collector... I open all my mail!
The good news is my property was assessed lower. Bad news is, still have to pay taxes on a property that is no good. The guy helping me showed me the breakdown of the taxes... Maplewood Richmond Heights yanks a full 5% of everyone's taxes where Parks and Rec only get a .01%.... hmmm. Today I learned a helpful equation to guestimate what you owe:

 Assesed value $ x  19% + $23 Metropolitan Sewer Upcharge= what you owe the BOE in STL County.

Appraised Value= what you could sell it for
Assessed Value= what the county/city thinks they can tax you on.

Deal or No Deal? Guess who gets to go to the Board of Appeals Commission... this lucky girl! Now all you haters out there; I know you are still jealous.