Allobar StrategiesJun 19, 20202 minSaved! NH Supreme Court Allows Tax Abatement Request Despite Lack of Required SignatureChallenging real estate tax assessments in New Hampshire requires compliance with a handful of statutory steps. Among other things, taxpa...
Allobar StrategiesSep 30, 20192 minGood-bye Summer: Hello Tax Rate Setting Season in New HampshireAs the summer draws to a close, New Englanders take their boats out of the water, plan fall hikes and enjoy the last vestiges of warm wea...
Allobar StrategiesAug 12, 20193 minNashua Homeowner Continues to Fight for Fair AssessmentsAs written about previously, Citizen Exposes Flaws in Assessing Practices in Nashua, New Hampshire, a private citizen, Laurie Ortolano ha...
Allobar StrategiesAug 6, 20192 minSeptember 3 is the Deadline to Challenge a Denial of a Property Tax Refund in N.H.September 3, 2019 is the deadline to challenge a municipalities’ denial of your request for refund of the 2018 real estate taxes. Please ...
Allobar StrategiesAug 3, 20192 minSales Approach to ValueAs written about in a previous Allobar blog, The Three Approaches to Value: The Cost, Income and Comparable Sales Methods, the sales app...
Allobar StrategiesJul 22, 20191 minInterest Rate Reduction – Good News for TaxpayersEffective the tax year beginning April 1, 2019, the amount of interest New Hampshire taxpayers must pay on real estate tax not paid withi...
Allobar StrategiesJul 15, 20191 minCan Encumbrances Affect a Property’s Assessed Value?Yes, sometimes they can. A property may be subject to so many restrictions as to have no real value. Common area in a residential or co...
Allobar StrategiesJul 8, 20193 minAppeal to BTLA or Superior Court? That is the Question.Published on the New Hampshire Bar Association web site on June 21, 2013. There are still a couple of months left for taxpayers to decide...
Allobar StrategiesJun 10, 20193 minTemperatures are Rising and Assessors are Revaluing Property in New HampshireAs the summer starts to heat up, assessors and appraisal companies are conducting revaluations across New Hampshire. Some of the communit...
Allobar StrategiesMay 3, 20195 minHow to Read a Property Tax CardEvery parcel of real estate in the State of New Hampshire has an assessor’s record. Commonly, we would know that record as a ‘Property C...
Allobar StrategiesMay 1, 20193 minA Revaluation Is ComingAs written about in a previous blog, municipalities in NH are required to conduct revaluations every five years. The purpose of a revalu...
Allobar StrategiesMar 29, 20193 minThe Equalization Ratio: The Curveball of the Property Tax SystemThe most counterintuitive aspect of the property tax system is the equalization ratio. If a taxpayer has very reliable information that ...
Allobar StrategiesMar 27, 20193 minDark Store Theory or Value in Use - The Great Debate in Valuing Big Box StoresThe battle that is being fought across the country in property tax cases is the valuation of big box stores. These big box stores are ge...
Allobar StrategiesMar 1, 20194 minN.H. Property Tax Round Up 2018 – The Hunt for Snipe On A Moonless LandscapePublished in the February, 2019 issue of the New Hampshire Bar News and on the New Hampshire Bar Association web site. The General Court...
Allobar StrategiesFeb 12, 20191 minMarch 1 is the Deadline to Challenge New Hampshire Property TaxesMarch 1, 2019 is the deadline to challenge your 2018 real estate taxes. Please keep in mind the deadline to challenge your 2018 real esta...
Allobar StrategiesJan 7, 20193 minThe One New Year’s Resolution to Keep – Appeal Your N.H. Property Tax Bill by March 1This is the time of year where everyone makes New Year’s resolutions that they are bound to break. Health club membership sales increase...
Allobar StrategiesDec 21, 20182 minThe Property Tax – With All Its Warts – Has its AdvantagesFrom the perspective of taxpayers, the property tax certainly can seem onerous at times. The rate of the tax is based on the value of th...
Allobar StrategiesDec 20, 20182 minThe Tax Cut and Jobs Act Just Gave Residential Taxpayers One More Reason to Scrutinize Their PropertBefore the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, homeowners did not bear the complete burden of overpaying their property taxes because it was shared wit...
Allobar StrategiesNov 1, 20182 minRETaxRefund.com – Eliminating barriers to Residential Property Tax RefundsWhy don’t people file for a refund for their residential property tax? The experienced professionals have seen the barriers that prevent...
Allobar StrategiesJul 27, 20182 minAppeals of Unfavorable Property Tax Refund Applications in New Hampshire: A Brief IntroductionIn New Hampshire, property taxpayers may file property tax abatement applications with their local municipalities by March 1 of the follow...