Commercial Tax Network - Your Property Tax Reduction Specialists!

• CTN is the only property tax consulting firm in 18 counties and over 6,000 companies to win the Houston Better Business Bureau Award for Excellence Winner of Distinction in 2006 and 2007!

2010 PROTEST DEADLINES
For homestead properties, the early protest deadline is April 30th or 30 days after the date the appraisal district sends a notice of appraised value, whichever is later.

NEWS FLASH
2008 Forecast by Harris County Appraisal District... More...

On March 25, 2008, during the 2008 Annual Meeting at the Harris County Appraisal District (HCAD), the county revealed that property tax values will be increased an average of 25% on approximately 68% of all commercial accounts! In light of this new information, it is essential that commercial property owners appeal their property tax valuations in 2008.

• Cost Segregation is one of the most valuable tax-deferral strategies. It allows taxpayers to write off a greater percentage of their commercial improvements over a shorter period of time.
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• The deadline for filing business personal property renditions is April 15, 2010. All business owners must file or they will face penalties.
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The Texas Property Tax Code states that there will be penalties imposed from 10 to 50% of the taxes that are owed and possible lawsuits filed for any businesses that do not file the required annual rendition by the deadline of April 15, 2009.

Have you been served a penalty tax statement from the appraisal district for not filing a Business Personal Property Rendition?

If you have received a penalty statement from the appraisal district, it is due to the new law in Texas stating that all business personal property accounts must have renditions filed annually. We may be able to get the penalty waived and file the 2007 and 2008 renditions for you, just give us a call!

• Property Value Notices will be coming out in the end of April. Your property may be over assessed, so fill out our free evaluation form and we will see what we can do for you!

1 year and 95 days ago

Terry W. English
President/Senior Property Tax Consultant/Appraiser/Broker

Since founding Commercial Tax Network (CTN) in 1990, Terry has been the driving visionary force behind the continual growth of CTN. With this type of leadership throughout the past sixteen years, CTN has developed into one of the top tier Property Tax Firms in Texas. Terry has represented a myriad of commercial properties including apartments, shopping centers, office buildings, industrial, hotels, shopping malls, golf courses, complex personal property, among others. His most successful protest to date concerns a large office complex located in the Houston Business District in which he prevailed with a reduction of over $35,000,000. He has acquired his 25 years of experience in tax consultation, appraisals, and brokerage by being associated with the companies listed below:

Harris County Appraisal District - Senior Commercial Appraiser
Strategies Asset Valuation & Management - Vice President
Real Estate Tax Service Inc. - Senior Tax Consultant
Brazoria County Appraisal District - Senior Appraiser
Cole Layer Trumble Company - Senior Commercial Appraiser

Harvey G. English
Vice President/Senior Property Tax Consultant/Appraiser/Broker

Harvey's formal education was completed in 1992 with a Real Estate degree from the University of Houston. While working for the Texas Department of Transportation, he managed several Right of Way projects and was an expert witness for the Texas State Attorney General's Office in condemnation cases. He joined the CTN management team in 1994 and helped devise and implement the growth, marketing, and business objectives that the company enjoys today. With Harvey's vast knowledge in the tax protest industry, as well as his credentials as a Texas State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, he has consistently reduced both Real and Business Personal Property tax values by millions. His largest value reduction to date is over $10,000,000 in the Galleria area in Houston. Harvey has been an active Property Tax Consultant for more than 15 years, a State Certified Appraiser since 1993, a Real Estate Broker for 6 years and Real Estate Salesman for more than 20 years. He has appraised and/or analyzed all types of commercial, industrial, residential and business personal property accounts. Harvey has also been a guest speaker at various property tax seminars. Over the past 20 years, Harvey has acquired experience in tax consultation, appraisals, and real estate brokerage by being associated with the companies listed below:

Texas Department of Transportation - Staff Appraiser
Paul Knopp and Associates - Associate Appraiser (Commercial)
Commercial Realty Network - Real Estate Broker
English Realty - Real Estate Agent

Commercial Tax Network . 8222 Antoine Drive, Suite 100 . Houston, Texas 77088
Phone: 281-897-1119 . Toll Free: 1-800-829-8802 . Fax: 281-897-0004