PA Property Tax Appeals
If you think your Pennsylvania property is over-assessed, you have the right to appeal. The process is run by your county and has strict annual deadlines, so timing matters.
Property Tax Appeals guides
- How to Appeal PA Property Taxes
Step-by-step guide to appealing a Pennsylvania property tax assessment: deadlines, evidence, county boards, and hearings.
- Philadelphia Property Tax Appeal
How to appeal a Philadelphia property tax assessment under AVI: the First Level Review, the Board of Revision of Taxes, deadlines, and what evidence wins.
- Allegheny County Property Tax Appeal
How to appeal a property tax assessment in Allegheny County: hearing officer + BPAAR, the March 31 deadline, the post-2022 CLR rulings, and what wins.
- PA Commercial Property Appeals
How Pennsylvania commercial property tax appeals work: income, sales, and cost approaches; Court of Common Pleas escalation; reverse appeals; LERTA / KOZ.
- PA Common Level Ratio (CLR)
How Pennsylvania's Common Level Ratio (CLR) works: STEB publication, county base years, implied market value calculations, and why CLR drives most appeals.
- Comparable Sales Methodology
What comparable sales are, how to find arm's-length sales, what adjustments PA assessment boards accept, and what evidence they reject.
More Pennsylvania tax topics
Pennsylvania's flat personal income tax, who pays it, how to file, and common deductions and credits.
Pennsylvania's local earned income tax: municipal and school district rates, residency rules, and filing requirements.
How Pennsylvania property tax is assessed, who collects it, and how it compares across counties and school districts.
Pennsylvania's inheritance tax: who pays, the tiered rates by relationship, exemptions, and the filing deadline.
Pennsylvania sales and use tax rates, common exemptions, and what businesses need to collect.
Pennsylvania business tax basics for small businesses, freelancers, LLCs, and corporations.