Marco Island's waterfront and gulf access properties have among the highest appeal success rates in Florida. We check whether a petition will actually lower your tax bill before you pay. If it will, we mail you a ready-to-sign kit for $89 flat, plus your county's $50 filing fee, paid by you to the county. You sign it and mail it.
The property tax service that will talk you out of it.
We compare your Collier County value with comparable values and run your bill through Save Our Homes and the other caps. If a petition won't lower your bill by more than our $89 fee, we tell you and don't sell you one.
Your DR-486 petition, filled in, with comparable values, a checklist and a return envelope addressed to the Collier County Value Adjustment Board. A PDF copy of the full kit is also emailed to you the same day.
Sign in ink, add your cheque for the county's filing fee and a stamp, and mail it the day it arrives — the VAB must receive it by the date printed on your 2027 TRIM notice. The VAB writes to you directly.
Many Marco Island property tax services charge a percentage of your savings. Ours is $89 for the kit.
| Service | Fee Structure | Cost on an example $2,800 reduction |
|---|---|---|
| TaxAppeal USA | $89 flat for the kit | $89 kit |
| Ownwell | 25-35% of savings | $840 |
| O'Connor/CutMyTaxes | 30-50% of savings | $1,120 |
| Local Tax Attorney | $300-$800+ | $500+ |
Our figure is our $89 kit. Collier County's $50 filing fee is separate, and you pay it directly to the county. Competitor figures are their service fee on an example $2,800 reduction and likewise exclude the county filing fee.
Under Florida Statute §194.011, every homeowner has the right to petition the VAB to challenge their property assessment. No attorney required.
You have exactly 25 days from your TRIM notice mailing date, and Florida counts the petition when it is received, not postmarked.
TaxAppeal USA prepares your petition and mails it to you with a return envelope addressed to the Collier County VAB. You sign it and mail it, or hand-deliver it. We do not file it or represent you.
When you receive your TRIM notice in August, you have 25 days to get a petition (Form DR-486) to the Collier County Value Adjustment Board (VAB). TaxAppeal USA checks first whether a petition will actually lower your tax bill, after Save Our Homes and the other caps. If it will, we mail you a ready-to-sign kit: DR-486 filled in, comparable values, a checklist and a return envelope addressed to the VAB. You sign it, put in a cheque for the county's filing fee, and mail it. The cost is $89 for the kit, plus Collier County's $50 filing fee, paid by you to the county.
Florida TRIM notices are mailed in mid-August each year. The VAB petition deadline is 25 days after your notice is mailed, typically in September. The 2027 deadline is 25 days after Collier County mails its 2027 TRIM notices, usually in August, and it is printed on your notice. In 2026 it was September 11, 2026. Florida counts a petition when the VAB RECEIVES it, not when it is postmarked, so mail your signed kit the day it arrives or hand-deliver it. Close to the deadline we email the kit as a PDF so you can print, sign and deliver it the same day.
It depends on the gap between your assessed value and your property's market value, and the Value Adjustment Board makes the final decision - we cannot promise a number. For scale, Miami-Dade's VAB reduced 14,856 residential parcels for tax year 2024, shifting about $589 per reduced parcel (Miami-Dade VAB, Form DR-529). Collier County publishes its own figures each year, and Florida counties differ sharply. We check whether a petition would lower your bill before you pay, and we never promise a specific saving. Whatever reduction you get, you keep all of it — we never take a percentage. The cost is $89 for the kit, plus Collier County's $50 filing fee, paid by you to the county.
TRIM stands for Truth in Millage. It is a notice mailed by your county property appraiser every August showing your proposed property assessment and estimated taxes. If you believe your assessed value is too high, you have 25 days to file a petition with the Value Adjustment Board.
No attorney is required. Florida law allows homeowners to file VAB petitions themselves. TaxAppeal USA prepares an evidence-backed petition kit for you to sign and mail, for $89 for the kit, plus Collier County's $50 filing fee, paid by you to the county — no attorney fees, no percentage of savings. We are not attorneys, we do not file your petition, and we do not represent you at the VAB.
We check whether a petition will actually lower your tax bill, after caps and exemptions, before you pay. If it won't, we'll tell you, and we won't sell you one. Many services charge 25-50% of your savings; TaxAppeal USA charges a flat $89 for the kit regardless of how much you save. The county's filing fee is separate and paid by you to the county. You keep every dollar of the reduction.
We check first, before you pay. $89 for the kit, plus Collier County's $50 filing fee, paid by you to the county — and we never take a percentage of your savings.
Florida Statute §194.011 · TRIM Notice VAB Petition · You sign it and mail it
Marco Island petitions go to the Collier County Value Adjustment Board. The Collier County appeal guide has the Value Adjustment Board's mailing address, the county filing fee, the the date printed on your 2027 TRIM notice deadline and the current millage rate.
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.