Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Form
50-162
Appointment of Agent for Property Tax Matters
This form is for use by a property owner in designating a lessee or other person to act as the owner’s agent in property tax matters. You should read all
applicable law and rules carefully, including Tax Code Section 1.111 and Comptroller Rule 9.3044. This designation will not take effect until led with the
appropriate appraisal district. Once effective, this designation will be in effect until the earlier of (1) the date of a written revocation led with the appraisal
district by the owner or the owner’s designated agent, or (2) the expiration date, if any, designated below.
In some cases, you may want to contact your appraisal district or other local taxing units for free information and/or forms concerning your
case before designating an agent.
______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________
Appraisal District Name Date Received (appraisal district use only)
STEP 1: Owners Name and Address:
______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________
Name Telephone Number (include area code)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip Code
STEP 2: Identify the Property for Which Authority is Granted. Identify all property for which you are granting the agent authority
and, unless granting authority for all property listed for you, provide at least one of the property identiers listed below (appraisal
district account number, physical or situs address, or legal description). A chief appraiser may, if necessary to identify the property,
request additional information. In lieu of listing property below, you may attach a list of all property to which this appointment
applies, denoting the total number of additional pages attached in the lower right-hand corner below.
(check one)
all property listed for me at the above address
the property(ies) listed below:
_______________________ __________________________________________________________________________
Appraisal District Account Number Physical or Situs Address of Property
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Legal Description
_______________________ __________________________________________________________________________
Appraisal District Account Number Physical or Situs Address of Property
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Legal Description
_______________________ __________________________________________________________________________
Appraisal District Account Number Physical or Situs Address of Property
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Legal Description
_______________________ __________________________________________________________________________
Appraisal District Account Number Physical or Situs Address of Property
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Legal Description
If you have additional property for which authority is granted, attach additional sheets providing the
appraisal district account number, physical or situs address, or legal description for each property.
Identify here the number of additional sheets attached:
..........................................................
The Property Tax Assistance Division at the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts provides property tax
information and resources for taxpayers, local taxing entities, appraisal districts and appraisal review boards.
For more information, visit our website:
comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax
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Form
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STEP 3: Identify the Agent:
______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________
Name Telephone Number (include area code)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip Code
STEP 4: Specify the Agent’s Authority
The agent identied above is authorized to represent me in (check one):
all property tax matters concerning the property identied
the following specic property tax matters:
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
The agent identied above is authorized to receive condential information pursuant to Tax Code Sections 11.48(b)(2),
22.27(b)(2), 23.123(c)(2), 23.126(c)(2) and 23.45(b)(2): ............................................................
Yes
No
I hereby direct, as indicated below, the appraisal district, appraisal review board, and each taxing unit participating in the appraisal district to deliver the
documents checked below to the agent identied above regarding the property identied. I acknowledge that such documents will be delivered only to
the agent at the agent’s address indicated above and will not be delivered to me unless the affected offices choose to send me copies or are otherwise
required by law. I understand that these documents can affect my legal rights and that the appraisal district, appraisal review board and the taxing units are
not required to send me copies if I direct them to deliver the documents to my agent.
all communications from the chief appraiser
all communications from the appraisal review board
all communications from all taxing units participating in the appraisal district
STEP 5: Date the Agents Authority Ends. Pursuant to Tax Code Section 1.111(c), this designation remains in eect until the date
indicated or until a written revocation is led with the appraisal district by the property owner or the owners designated agent.
A designation may be made to expire according to its own terms but is still subject to prior revocation by the property owner or
designated agent. Pursuant to Tax Code Section 1.111(d), a property owner may not designate more than one agent to represent
the property owner in connection with an item of property. The designation of an agent in connection with an item of property
revokes any previous designation of an agent in connection with that item of property. By designating an agent on this form,
previous designations of other agents in connection with the items of property shown on the form are revoked.
Date Agent’s Authority Ends . . . . . ____________________
STEP 6: Identication, Signature, and Date:
_____________________________________________________ ____________________________________
Signature of Property Owner, Property Manager or Other Person Date
Authorized to Act on Behalf of the Property Owner*
_____________________________________________________ ____________________________________
Printed Name of Property Owner, Property Manager or Other Person Title
Authorized to Act on Behalf of the Property Owner
The individual signing this form is (check one):
the property owner
a property manager authorized to designate agents for the owner
other person authorized to act on behalf of the owner other than the person being designated as agent
* This form must be signed by the property owner, a property manager authorized to designate agents for the owner or other person authorized to act on behalf of the owner
other than the person being designated as agent. If you are a person other than the property owner, the appraisal district may request a copy of the document(s) authorizing
you to designate agents or act on behalf of the property owner.
If you make a false statement on this form, you could be found guilty of a Class A misdemeanor or a state jail felony under Penal Code Section 37.10.
For more information, visit our website:
comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax
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