Property tax appeals in Massachusetts

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Appeal deadline

The due date of the first actual tax bill for the year — usually February 1 in towns that bill quarterly

The usual deadline. The notice your county sends always governs.

Appeals go to: Local board of assessors, then the Appellate Tax Board

How the process typically works

The owner files an abatement application with the town or city's assessors by the deadline printed on the tax bill.
Assessors have three months to act. If they deny the application, or don't act, the owner can appeal to the Appellate Tax Board.
Where the tax is more than $5,000, it generally has to be paid on time while the application is pending, or the right to appeal can be lost.

What we’d need from you

A signed authorization naming your representative on the abatement application.
For income-producing property, income and expense information when the assessors request it.

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