Inside Value Adjustments Boards

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Ad valorem or property taxes are the only levy based upon opinions. And, mistakes in tax rolls can be as much as 60% according to the National Taxpayers Union. The methods used to gather and apply data are not exact, and human error plays its part. Taxpayers make mistakes too.

How to lower property taxes for most Florida taxpayers is through Value Adjustment Boards. Using the VAB process is an affordable way of lowering tax bills, when errors are found and fixed.

While a part of the intended uniform state-wide taxation, each VAB is managed locally.  Overall regulation of the entire taxing scheme, including VABs, flows from state laws, administrative rules, case law, and should be within the frame-work of constitutional principles of due process and equal protection.