Issues and Caveats (Part V of V) This final of a five-article series discusses the application of the unit valuation principle. This installment describes many of the application issues and caveats related to the use of the unit principle to value the unit of taxable property. Read Part I here. Read Part II here. Read Part III here. Read Part IV here. Introduction This is the fifth installment of a five-part series related to the application of the unit valuation principle for property tax compliance, administration, and controversy purposes. Previous installments of the series summarized what analysts need to know about the…
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Valuation Procedures This fourth of a five-article series discusses the application of the unit valuation principle. This installment summarizes the generally accepted unit valuation procedures. But first, this discussion describes the generally accepted summation valuation approaches and methods as a comparison to the unit valuation approaches and methods. Read Part I here. Read Part II here. Read Part III here. Introduction This is the fourth installment of a five-part series regarding the development of unit principle valuations for property tax compliance, administration, and controversy purposes. Previous installments described when and why to develop a unit principle valuation—instead of a summation principle…
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Part III of III This article is the third and final of a three-part series on intangible property and property tax appraisals. Read Part I here and Part II here. Valuation analysts are often retained by industrial and commercial companies to assist with state and local property tax planning, compliance, and controversy matters. Often, analysts are retained by the legal counsel for the corporate taxpayers. This is particularly the case when the property tax matter involves an assessment appeal or litigation regarding the amount of the property assessment. The articles in this series focus on the valuation of intangible property…
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Part II of III This article is the second of a three-part series on intangible property and property tax appraisals. Valuation analysts are often retained by industrial and commercial companies to assist with state and local property tax planning, compliance, and controversy matters. Often, analysts are retained by the legal counsel for the corporate taxpayers. This is particularly the case when the property tax matter involves an assessment appeal or litigation regarding the amount of the property assessment. The articles in this series focus on the valuation of intangible property within the context of ad valorem property tax disputes. Introduction…