If you have not yet received the tax assessment for your property, you can expect it in the mail soon. The assessment shows you the jurisdiction's estimation of the value of your property, which then determines the amount of taxes you will pay. Like many in Missouri, you probably want to keep your taxes as low as possible. This may be difficult to do if you receive an inflated assessment of your property's value.
Fortunately, you can take steps to appeal the assessment of the property you own. It may go without saying that the appeals part of the assessment process is just as complicated, if not more so, than every other aspect of property taxes and assessment. Nevertheless, if it is possible to reduce your tax burden, you may want to exhaust every possible opportunity.
