The annual Request for Informal Value Review filing deadline for the 2013 – 2014 fiscal year is Friday, November 1, 2013.If you believe that the market value on January 1, 2013 is less than the Assessor's assessed value of your property for the same date, you may use the Informal Assessment Review form located below to request an informal review of your assessed value. The filing deadline to request a Decline in Value review is November 1, 2013. For additional information on Decline in Value and Proposition 8, refer to the sections below or contact the Assessor's Office at (530) 265-1232.2013-2014 Request for Informal Assessment Review (Prop 8 review)
Proposition 13 - Base Year ValueProposition 13, passed in 1978, establishes the base year value concept for property tax assessments. Under Proposition 13, assessments for the year 1975 - 1976 serve as the original base year values. Thereafter, a new base year value is established whenever a property is purchased, newly constructed or changes ownership. The base year value may increase a maximum of 2 percent per year. Proposition 8 - Temporary Decline in ValueProposition 8, passed in November 1978, amended Proposition 13 to recognize declines in value for property tax purposes. Prop 8 decline in market value assessments are TEMPORARY reductions that recognize the fact that the market value of a property as of the January 1 lien date has fallen below its Prop 13 factored value. The Revenue & Taxation Code authorizes the Assessor to annually enroll either the property’s Proposition 13 factored base year value or its market value as of January 1st, whichever is less. Once a Prop 8 reduced value has been enrolled, that property’s value must be reviewed each year as of the January 1st lien date, to determine whether its market value continues to be less than its Prop 13 factored value. Prop 8 values can change from year to year as the market fluctuates. When the market value of the property increases above its Prop 13 factored value, the Assessor will once again enroll its Prop 13 factored value. In no case may a value higher than a property’s Prop 13 factored value be enrolled. Properties enrolled under Prop 8 provisions are not subject to the 2% annual increase limitation that applies to those enrolled under Prop 13 provisions. StepsA property owner provides the Assessor with facts or evidence that he/she feels justify a reduction in value and requests a review of the property’s value, or the Assessor may initiate the review if the reduction is discovered independently. Appraisal staff reviews the property owner’s comparable sales and other market data, estimates the property’s market value as of January 1st and then compares this market value to the property’s current Prop 13 factored base year value. If the January 1 market value is below factored Prop 13 value, then:
If January 1 market value is higher than factored Prop 13 value, then:
Appeals Board hears evidence from owner and Assessor; the Board then determines proper assessed value.
