What to Know: May 15 Deadline to Protest 2023 Residential Property Tax Appraisals
By Susan Schrock, Office of Communication
Posted on April 20, 2023, April 20, 2023

Arlington Residential Property Tax Exemptions

Received your 2023 Notice of Appraised Value from the Tarrant Appraisal District recently?

Residential property owners have until May 15, 2023, to protest their appraisals with the Tarrant Appraisal Review Board. Even if you don’t have concerns about your home’s appraised value, now is good time to review your Tarrant Appraisal District account to ensure you are receiving all the property tax exemptions you are eligible for within the City of Arlington. The last day to file an exemption application with the Tarrant Appraisal District is April 30, 2023.

Click here to learn about the Tarrant Appraisal District’s Property Tax Protest and Appeal Procedures.

The Arlington City Council has authorized a variety of residential property tax exemptions, including the largest homestead exemption by state law of 20% of the property value. The City also offers a senior tax freeze as well as $60,000 exemptions for those who are over 65, disabled veterans and disabled persons. Exemptions are also available to surviving spouses of U.S. Armed Forces members and first responders who are killed in action. Seniors over the age of 65 in Arlington may also be eligible to defer payments.

An exemption removes part of the value of your property from taxation and lowers your taxes. For example, if your home and land is appraised at $200,000 and you qualify for a 20% homestead exemption, you will pay City of Arlington taxes on your property as if it was worth $160,000.

In total, Arlington property owners had more than $5.1 billion in value exempt from property taxes in 2022 through the City’s allowed exemptions. That's about 14% of the $35.7 billion in total taxable value of all properties within the City for that year.

The Tarrant Appraisal District is responsible for property tax appraisals, which may only increase a maximum of 10% for homestead properties.

Because of rising property values, the City of Arlington has lowered its property tax rate for a seventh consecutive year to provide tax relief – this time by two pennies. The Council voted last September during the Fiscal Year 2023 budget approval process to reduce the City’s tax rate to $0.5998 per $100 of assessed value.

The City's tax rate makes up about 20 to 25% of an Arlington homeowner's total property tax bill, depending on the school district the resident's property is located in.

Property owners may file an application for homestead, disabled, veteran and over 65 exemptions on the Tarrant Appraisal District website, https://www.tad.org. There is no fee for filing a residence homestead exemption application. For questions, contact a Tarrant Appraisal District Exemptions Specialist at (817) 284-4063 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Para asistencia en Español, llame al (817) 284-4063.

You can also click here to access the Tarrant Appraisal District's online contact form.

Click here to access TAD’s 2023 Application for Residential Homestead Exemption.

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