Harris County Appraisal District
Business Industrial Property Division
P. O. Box 922005
Houston, TX. 77292-2007
Form 11.271 (12/2013)
Application for Exemption for Offshore Drilling
Equipment Not In Use for Tax Year __________
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Step 1. Provide Name and Mailing Address of Property Owner or Lessee and Identity of Person Preparing Application
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: This application is for use in claiming property tax exemptions pursuant to Tax Code §11.271. This application covers property
owned or leased on January 1 of this year. You must furnish all information and documentation required by the application.
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 required 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 appraisal district ofce in the county in which your property is taxable.
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 Property Owner or Lessee Seeking Exemption
Mailing Address
City, State, ZIP Code Phone (area code and number)
Property Owner or Lessee is a(n) (check one)
Name of Person Preparing this Application Title Driver’s License, Personal I.D. Certicate,
or Social Security Number*
Partnership Corporation
Other (specify):
Individual
Step 2. Applicant Information
Please indicate if you are completing this form as: Authorized Agent Fiduciary
Name of Authorized Agent or Fiduciary, if Applicable
Present Mailing Address
City, State, ZIP Code Phone (area code and number)
Are you the property owner, an employee of the property owner, or an employee of a property owner on behalf
of an afliated entity of the property owner? Yes No
If this application is for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by a charitable organization with
a federal tax identication number, that number may be provided here in lieu of a driver’s license number, personal
identication certicate number, or social security number:
* Unless the applicant is a charitable organization with a federal tax identication number, the applicant’s driver’s license number, personal identication certicate
number, or social security account number is required. Pursuant to Tax Code Section 11.48(a), a driver’s license number, personal identication certicate number,
or social security account number provided in an application for an exemption led with a chief appraiser is condential and not open to public inspection. The
information may not be disclosed to anyone other than an employee of the appraisal ofce who appraises property, except as authorized by Tax Code Section
11.48(b). If the applicant is a charitable organization with a federal tax identication number, the applicant may provide the organization’s federal tax identication
number in lieu of a driver’s license number, personal identication certicate number, or social security account number.
Step 3. Check Type of Exemption Requested
Offshore Marine or Mobile Drilling Unit Under Tax Code §11.271(b)
Offshore Spill Response Containment System Under Tax Code §11.271(c)
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