List the taxing units in which the property is located:
Harris County Appraisal District
13013 Northwest Fwy.
P. O. Box 922012
Houston, TX 77292-2012
(713) 957-7800
Form 11.231 (12/2019)
Application for Nonprot Community Business Organization
Providing Economic Development Services to
Local Community Property Tax Exemption for _________
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: This application is for use in claiming property tax exemptions pursuant to Tax Code §11.231. This
application covers property you owned on January 1.
APPLICATION DEADLINES: You must le the completed application with all required documentation between January 1 and no
later than April 30 of the year for which you are requesting an exemption.
If the chief appraiser grants the exemption, you do not need to reapply annually, but you must reapply if the chief appraiser requires
you to do so, or if you want the exemption to apply to property not listed in this application. You must notify the chief appraiser in
writing if and when your right to this exemption ends. Return the completed form to the address above.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Pursuant to Tax Code §11.45, after considering this application and all relevant information, the chief appraiser may request additional
information from you. You must provide the additional information within 30 days of the request or the application is denied. For
good cause shown, the chief appraiser may extend the deadline for furnishing the additional information by written order for a single
period not to exceed 15 days.
Name of Organization
Mailing Address
City, State, ZIP Code Phone (area code and number)
Name of Person Preparing this Application Driver’s License, Personal I. D. Certicate, Title
or Social Security Number*
Step 1. Provide Name and Mailing Address of Organization and Identity of Person Preparing Application
Step 2. List Taxing Units in Which the Property is Located
Continued on next page
If this application is for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by a charitable organization with
a federal tax identication number, that number may be provided here in lieu of a driver’s license number, personal
identication certicate number, or social security number:
* Unless the applicant is a charitable organization with a federal tax identication number, the applicant’s drivers license number, personal identication certifcate
number, or social security account number is required. Pursuant to Tax Code Section 11.48(a), a driver’s license number, personal identication certicate
number, or social security account number provided in an application for an exemption led with a chief appraiser is condential and not open to public
inspection. The information may not be disclosed to anyone other than an employee of the appraisal ofce who appraises property, except as authorized by
Tax Code Section 11.48(b). If the applicant is a charitable organization with a federal tax identication number, the applicant may provide the organization’s
federal tax identication number in lieu of a driver’s license number, personal identication certicate number, or social security account number.
Property Owner is a (check one): partnership corporation other (specify):
Year
On Behalf of (name of organization) Date
Sign
here
Title
By signing this application, you designate the property described in the attached Schedules A and B as the property against which your organization
may claim an exemption in this appraisal district.
By signing this application, you certify that the information provided in this application is true and correct to the best of your knowledge and belief.
If you make a false statement on this application, you could be found guilty of a Class A misdemeanor or a state jail felony under Section 37.10,
Penal Code.
Step 6. Read, Sign and Date
PROPERTY TO BE EXEMPT:
Attach one schedule A (REAL PROPERTY) form for EACH parcel of real property to be exempt.
Attach one schedule B (PERSONAL PROPERTY) form listing ALL personal property to be exempt.
List only property owned by the organization.
Step 5. Attach Evidence
Step 3. Answer Questions to Determine if your Organization Qualies for the Exemption
If you cannot answer “yes” to each of the following questions, your organization does not qualify for the exemption.
Has your organization been in existence for at least the preceding ve years?
Is your organization a nonprot corporation organized under the Texas Non-Prot Corporation Act (Artical 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon’s
Texas Civil Statues) or a nonprot corporation formed under the Texas Nonprot Corporation Law, as described by Section 1.008,
Business Organizations Code?
Is your organization a nonprot organization described by Section 501 (c)(6), Internal Revenus Code of 1986?
Is your organization not a statewide organization?
Has your organization maintained a dues-paying membership of at least 50 members for at least the preceding three years?
Is your organization’s board of directors elected by the members?
Does your organization not compensate members of the board of directors for service on the board?
Is your organization engaged primarily in performing one or more of the following functions in the local community:
(1) promoting the common economic interests of commercial enterprises;
(2) improving the business conditions of one or more types of business; or
(3) otherwise providing services to aid in economic development?
Is your organization primarily supported by membership dues and other income from activities substantially related to its primary functions?
Is it true that your organization is not, has not formed, and does not nancially support a political committee as dened by Section 251.001,
Election Code?
Questions about the building and tangible personal property for which your organization is requesting an exemption.
Does your organization own the property for which you are seeking an exemption?
Other than use that is incidental to the use by your organization and limited to activities that benet the beneciaries of your organization,
is the property used exclusively by your organization to perform its primary function?
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Yes No
Application for Nonprot Community Business Organization Providing Economic
Development Services to Local Community Property Tax Exemption
Step 4. Describe Your Property
Submit the following non-inclusive list of documents with your claim for exempt status: (1) the association’s bylaws, charter, and other organizational
documents; (2) documentation proving that the association meets the requirements of the Texas Nonprot Corporation Act, Section 1.008 of the Business
Organizations Code, and Section 501 (c)(6), of the Internal Revenue Code; and (3) documentation to support that the organization complies with Tax Code
Section 11.231(a)(4)(B), (D).
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Schedule A: Description of Real Property
· Complete one Schedule A form for EACH parcel of improved and unimproved real property qualied for exemption.
. Attach all completed schedules to your application for exemption.
Is the property currently under active construction or physical preparation?
If under construction, when will construction be completed? (date)
If under physical prepartion, check which activity the organization has done.
(check all that apply.)
Architectural work Land clearing activities Engineering work
Site improvement work Soil testing Environmental or land use study
Is the incomplete improvement designed and intended to be used exclusively by the qualied organization?
Is the land on which the incomplete improvement is located reasonably necessary for the use of the improvement in the
operations of your organization?
Yes No
Name Dates used Activity Rent Paid, If Any
Yes No
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List all other individuals and organizations that used this property in the past year, and give the requested information for each.
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Organization’s Name HCAD Account Number (if known)
Legal Description of Property
Describe the primary use of this property
Application for Nonprot Community Business OrganizationProvidingEconomic
Development Services to Local Community Property Tax Exemption
Schedule B: Description of Personal Property
. List all tangible property to be exempt on this schedule.
. Attach all completed schedules to your application for exemption.
Organization’s Name
Item Location
Application for Nonprot Community Business Organization Providing Economic
Development Services to Local Community Property Tax Exemption
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