Alabama5 min readJune 28, 2026Updated October 18, 2026
How Your Alabama Property Tax Appeal Gets Filed: Signature & Mailing Guide
How an Alabama property tax appeal gets filed with TaxAppeal USA: we mail you a ready-to-sign kit, you sign it in ink and mail it. Includes the Mobile County exception.
When you file an Alabama property tax appeal with a TaxAppeal USA kit, you sign your own protest in ink — it's filed in your name, by you. We mail you the kit with a return envelope addressed to your county Board of Equalization, and you mail it before your 30-day deadline. We do not file your appeal. 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 appeal on your county's form with your comparable-sales evidence and mails it to you. You review it, sign it in ink and mail 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 and evidence and mails you the kit with a return envelope
✓What TaxAppeal doesn't do: Represent you before the Board of Equalization or at any hearing
✓Form format: Your county's appeal form, signed by you in ink and mailed by you
How TaxAppeal Prepares Your Appeal
TaxAppeal USA prepares your appeal after checkout and mails it to you as a ready-to-sign kit, with the PDF emailed the same day. You review it, sign it in ink where the checklist shows, and mail it in the return envelope. 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 you the kit.
✓All other Alabama counties: standard appeal, signed by you
✓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 sign your own appeal in ink when the kit arrives. It's filed in your name as the property owner, by you.
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 service — not your agent or representative, and we do not file your appeal. 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 we mail you the kit.
Do I need to sign a new appeal every year? ▾
Yes. A new appeal is prepared and signed for each annual filing.
Your appeal kit for $89 flat
We check whether an appeal will lower your bill before you pay. If it will, we mail you the official form filled in, your evidence and a return envelope. You sign it and mail it.
We check first. If an appeal will lower your bill, we mail you a ready-to-sign kit for $89 flat. You sign it and mail it, and you keep 100% of your savings.
TaxAppeal USA is a self-service document-preparation service. We prepare a ready-to-sign appeal kit and mail it to you; you sign it and mail it to the county yourself. 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 file appeals or represent customers before any appraisal district, board of assessors, board of equalization, value adjustment board, or review board. Every appeal, protest and petition is prepared for the property owner, signed by the owner, and mailed by the owner in the owner’s name. In Florida your petition is signed by you as the property owner under section 194.011(3), Florida Statutes, and the county’s Value Adjustment Board filing fee is paid by you directly to the county. TaxAppeal USA does not sign as your representative, does not appear before the Board, and does not present evidence or argument at a hearing.