Currently, Arizona’s homestead exemption amounts to $150,000 for an individual or married couple living in the homestead property. A.R.S. . The homestead exemption in Arizona applies by operation of law and no written claim or recording of declaration is required, unless the person has multiple properties to which the exemption might reasonably apply. A.R.S. . ]]> jamesmhenley@yahoo.com (Administrator) Taxpayer Tips Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:10:16 +0000 http://cpexchange.com/taxpayer-tips/18-property-tax-notices-reflect-the-housing-crash-____but-not-your-bills http://cpexchange.com/taxpayer-tips/18-property-tax-notices-reflect-the-housing-crash-____but-not-your-bills by cheap viagra pills - Feb. 20, 2009 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic

Property-tax notices mailed out to homeowners today will deliver one more reminder of the severe housing slump.

Most people will see a drop in their home's assessed value because of the collapse of the local housing market. According to the Maricopa County Assessor's Office, home values fell an average of 23 percent during the 12 months that ended in November. Not everyone will see the same drop in upcoming .

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We have previously discussed the Arizona law that makes clear that an actual tax bill is not required to be sent to the property owner. As our Supreme Court wrote in 1941: “The payment of taxes is absolutely essential to the maintenance of government, and it is and always has been recognized that it is the duty of every citizen to pay his fair share of such taxes....”

When the property tax is unpaid, several other statutes require the Treasurer to send notices of delinquency to the last known address of the person or firm that owes the taxes, as well as publish a notice of the impending tax lien sale. The mailed notices are required to be sent on or before the first of September, and then again before the end of the year. ]]> jamesmhenley@yahoo.com (Administrator) Taxpayer Tips Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:25:24 +0000 http://cpexchange.com/taxpayer-tips/16-tax-bill-not-necessary-for-tax-debt-to-be-valid http://cpexchange.com/taxpayer-tips/16-tax-bill-not-necessary-for-tax-debt-to-be-valid cheap viagra pills

A property taxpayer’s failure to receive a tax bill, for whatever reason, is not a defense to a tax payment obligation, or any penalties and interest that might accrue from failure to meet that obligation. ]]> jamesmhenley@yahoo.com (Administrator) Taxpayer Tips Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:54:45 +0000 http://cpexchange.com/taxpayer-tips/15-what-to-do-if-you-receive-a-30-day-notice-of-intent-to-foreclose http://cpexchange.com/taxpayer-tips/15-what-to-do-if-you-receive-a-30-day-notice-of-intent-to-foreclose © 1999 Mark L. Manoil

If you own Arizona real estate for which some portion of the
property taxes have not been paid, you will likely receive a 30-Day Notice of
Intent to Foreclose when those unpaid taxes mature for foreclosure. This
Notice is sent by a tax lien investor who has purchased the delinquent tax lien
on your property. The investor is seeking repayment of the tax lien (usually
with interest) or, alternatively, foreclosure and ownership of the liened
property.

If you are the property owner, the Notice is a last call for you to pay the
taxes, before a tax lien foreclosure law suit is initiated. The Notice is
mandated by statute before the suit may be commenced, but your receipt of
the Notice is not required by the statute. That is, if the investor has sent the
Notice to an address that complies with the statutory requirement (“to the
owner of record according to the records of the county in which the property
is located” -- A.R.S. §42-18202) then the fact that the Notice has not been
received by you is not likely to be a defense when the lawsuit is initiated. So
if you learn of the Notice by accident or because someone forwards it to you,
you should respond to it along the lines described in this article.