Complete guide to Alabama property tax appeals 2027. BOE process, 30-day deadline, 10% assessment ratio, two-way review risk, the filing process, and what to expect. TaxAppeal $89 flat.
Alabama uses a tiered assessment system. Class I (utility) property is assessed at 30% of fair market value. Class II (commercial/industrial) at 20%. Class III (residential owner-occupied) at 10% of fair market value. Your tax bill is calculated by multiplying your assessed value by the local millage rate. The 10% ratio means a $300,000 home has an assessed value of $30,000 — your millage rate applies to $30,000, not $300,000.
Most Alabama counties mail individual Notices of Valuation between April and August. Madison County is the exception — it publishes new values in the local newspaper instead of mailing notices. When your notice arrives, the 30-day clock starts from the mailing date printed on the notice. Check your notice immediately and compare the county's fair market value estimate to recent comparable sales in your area.
Alabama's Board of Equalization can increase, decrease, or maintain your assessed value during the appeal process. Before filing, check comparable sales. If recent sales of similar homes in your area are consistently BELOW the county's fair market value estimate, you have grounds to appeal. If sales are at or above your assessed value, do NOT file — the BOE may increase your assessment.
Every Alabama appeal must be reviewed and signed by the property owner before it's filed. TaxAppeal USA prepares your appeal and mails it to you; you review it, sign it in ink and mail it to your county Board of Equalization. Mobile County exception: Mobile County has additional filing requirements; TaxAppeal coordinates with Mobile County customers after checkout.
File your written protest with your county Board of Equalization before the 30-day deadline. Alabama uses a postmark deadline — mailing by the deadline date is sufficient. Mail it early and ask the post office for a dated proof of mailing. Your protest should state the county's fair market value estimate, your proposed fair market value, and be accompanied by comparable sales evidence and your signature.
The Alabama Board of Equalization is a county-level panel that reviews your evidence and the assessor's data. Hearings are informal — you or your agent presents comparable sales evidence and the BOE votes. If unsatisfied with the BOE's decision, you may appeal to Circuit Court — but must pay your assessed taxes by December 31 or post bond in double the taxes owed. TaxAppeal's service covers the BOE level only.
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.