FORM AAB100 (BOE-305-AH (P3) REV. 09 (09-20))
INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR ASSESSMENT APPEAL APPLICATION
The State Board of Equalization has prepared a pamphlet to assist you in completing this application. You may download a copy of Publication
30, Residential Property Assessment Appeals, at www.boe.ca.gov/proptaxes/asmappeal.htm or contact the clerk of your local board for a copy.
Filing this application for reduced assessment does not relieve the applicant from the obligation to pay the taxes on the subject property on or
before the applicable due date shown on the tax bill. The appeals board has two years from the date an application is filed to hear and
render a decision. If a reduction is granted, a proportionate refund of taxes paid will be made by the county.
Based on the evidence submitted at the hearing, the appeals board can increase, decrease, or not change an assessment. The decision of the
appeals board upon this application is final; the appeals board may not reconsider or rehear any application. However, either the applicant or the
assessor may bring timely action in superior court for review of an adverse action.
An application may be amended until 5:00 p.m. on the last day upon which the application might have been timely led. After the ling period, an
invalid or incomplete application may be corrected at the request of the clerk or amendments may be made at the discretion of the board. Contact
the clerk for information regarding correcting or amending an application.
The appeals board can hear matters concerning an assessor’s allocation of exempt values. However, it cannot hear matters relating to a person’s
or organization’s eligibility for a property tax exemption. Appeals regarding the denial of exemptions are under the jurisdiction of the assessor and/
or the courts.
Beginning July 1, 2013, no tax agent shall represent tax payers before a County Official without first being registered pursuant to Los Angeles
County Code Chapter 2.165.
The following instructions apply to the corresponding sections on the application form. Please type or print in ink all information on the application
form.
SECTION 1. APPLICANT INFORMATION
Enter the name and mailing address of the applicant as shown on the tax bill or notice. If the applicant is other than the assessee (e.g., lessee,
trustee, party affected), attach an explanation. NOTE: An agent’s address may not be substituted for that of the applicant.
SECTION 2. CONTACT INFORMATION - AGENT, ATTORNEY, OR RELATIVE OF APPLICANT
Provide the contact information for an agent, attorney, or relative if filing on behalf of the applicant. You are not required to have professional
representation. If you have an agent to assist you, the applicant must complete the Agent Authorization portion of this form or attach an authorization
which includes the information indicated below.
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AUTHORIZATION OF AGENT
If the agent is not a California-licensed attorney or one of the relatives indicated in the certification section, you must complete this section, or an
agent’s authorization may be attached to this application. An attached authorization must contain all of the following information.
• The date the authorization is executed.
• A statement that the agent is authorized to sign and file applications in the specific calendar year in which the application is filed or years
indicated, limited to four consecutive years, beginning with the year in which the authorization was signed.
• The specific parcel(s) or assessment(s) covered by the authorization, or a statement that the agent is authorized to represent the applicant
on all parcels and assessments located within the county that the application is being filed.
• The name, address, telephone number of the agent.
• The applicant’s signature and title.
• A statement that the agent will provide the applicant with a copy of the application.
SECTION 3. PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
Enter the appropriate number from your assessment notice or from your tax bill. If the property is personal property (e.g., an aircraft or boat), enter
the account/tax bill number from your tax bill. Enter a brief description of the property location, such as street address, city, and zip code, sufficient
to identify the property and assessment being appealed.
SECTION 4. VALUE
COLUMN A. Enter the amounts shown on your assessment notice or tax bill for the year being appealed. Personal Property includes all
water craft (boats, vessels, jet-skis), airplanes, and business personal property. If you are appealing a current year assessment (base year or
decline in value) and have not received an assessment notice, or are unsure of the values to enter in this section, please contact the assessor’s
office. If you are appealing a calamity reassessment, penalty assessment, or an assessment related to a change in ownership, new construction,
roll change, or escape assessment, refer to the assessment notice you received.
COLUMN B. Enter your opinion of value for each of the applicable categories. If you do not state an opinion of value, it will result in the
rejection of your application.
COLUMN C.
This column is for use by the appeals board. Do not enter anything in this column
SECTION 5. TYPE OF ASSESSMENT BEING APPEALED
Check only one item per application. Check the item that best describes the assessment you are appealing.
Regular Assessment filing dates are: (1) July 2 through September 15 for all property located in the county provided the county
assessor sent a notice of assessed value by August 1 to all assessees with real property on the local roll; or (2) July 2 through November
30 for all property located in
the county if the county assessor did not send notices of assessed values. Filing deadlines may be viewed at
www.boe.ca.gov/proptaxes/pdf/filingperiods.pdf.