How Your Alabama Property Tax Appeal Gets Filed: Signature & Certified Mail Guide
How TaxAppeal USA files your Alabama property tax appeal: you review and electronically sign your own protest, and TaxAppeal mails it via USPS certified mail. Includes the Mobile County filing exception.
When you file an Alabama property tax appeal through TaxAppeal USA, you review and electronically sign your own protest — it's filed in your name, not TaxAppeal's. TaxAppeal then mails your signed appeal via USPS certified mail to your county Board of Equalization before your 30-day deadline. Alabama does not require a statewide standard form for this process, though Mobile County maintains its own specific filing requirements.
How the Filing Process Works
After you complete checkout, TaxAppeal USA prepares your formal protest letter citing the relevant Alabama statute and your comparable-sales evidence. You then review the appeal and electronically sign it yourself — the protest is filed in your name as the property owner, not on TaxAppeal's authority. TaxAppeal is not your agent or representative before the Board of Equalization and does not represent you at any hearing.
✓Who signs: You, the property owner — every appeal is signed by you personally
✓What TaxAppeal does: Prepares the appeal, evidence, and certified-mail filing
✓What TaxAppeal doesn't do: Represent you before the Board of Equalization or at any hearing
✓Form format: Signed protest letter, mailed via USPS certified mail
How TaxAppeal Prepares Your Appeal
TaxAppeal USA generates your appeal electronically after checkout. At the end of the checkout form, you review and electronically sign your own appeal. This signature — with your name, property address, and timestamped electronic consent — is included as a separate page in your USPS certified mail filing. For Mobile County specifically, TaxAppeal will contact you after checkout to coordinate Mobile County's additional filing requirements.
Mobile County Exception
Mobile County maintains its own specific filing requirements beyond the standard Alabama process. If you are filing for a Mobile County property, TaxAppeal will reach out after checkout to coordinate any additional requirements with you before mailing your protest.
✓All other Alabama counties: standard signed protest letter
✓TaxAppeal coordinates Mobile County requirements after checkout
✓No extra cost for Mobile County coordination
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to sign anything for my Alabama property tax appeal? ▾
Yes. You review and electronically sign your own appeal at checkout. It's filed in your name as the property owner, not TaxAppeal's.
What is the Mobile County filing exception? ▾
Mobile County has its own specific filing requirements beyond the standard Alabama process. TaxAppeal coordinates these with you after checkout at no extra cost.
Does TaxAppeal represent me at the BOE hearing? ▾
No. TaxAppeal USA is a document-preparation and certified-mail filing service — not your agent or representative. You represent yourself at the BOE hearing, or may hire a licensed attorney for Circuit Court appeals.
What if my county has additional filing requirements? ▾
Contact TaxAppeal at customerservice@taxappealusa.com after checkout. We'll coordinate county-specific requirements before filing.
Do I need to sign a new appeal every year? ▾
Yes. A new appeal is prepared and signed for each annual filing.
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TaxAppeal USA is a self-service document-preparation and mail filing service. In every state we serve, including Florida, we are not property tax consultants, agents, or representatives, we do not provide tax or legal advice, and we do not represent customers before any appraisal district, board of equalization, value adjustment board, or review board. Every protest and petition is prepared for the property owner, signed by the owner, and filed in the owner’s name. In Florida we also pay your county’s Value Adjustment Board filing fee on your behalf and mail your petition to the Clerk of the Value Adjustment Board. Your petition is signed by you as the property owner under section 194.011(3), Florida Statutes. TaxAppeal USA does not sign as your representative, does not appear before the Board, and does not present evidence or argument at a hearing.