WMR PROPERTY TAX SEMINARS PROVIDE TIMELY ADVICE

This is the time of the year when our clients receive annual tax assessment notices from the municipalities in which they own property. The client calls to us have already begun. We are being asked, “How can my property taxes go up when my property value is going down?”

A complete understanding of Proposal A, which was implemented in Michigan in 1994, is necessary to answer this question. Smart taxpayers would do well to educate themselves on Prop A as well as on the entire assessment and appeal process. It is a complicated process and acquiring a working knowledge of it is not easy.

To help our clients gain an understanding of how to manage their property taxes, WMR will be hosting four property tax seminars over the next few weeks. The seminars will cover Proposal A, the tax assessment process, how assessments are actually calculated, and how to appeal them at the local boards of review.

WMR is providing this information, just when they are needed, at complimentary seminars:

February 10, 2009 – Troy (no remaining seats available)
February 23, 2009 – Rochester Community House
February 24, 2009 – Birmingham Community House
February 25, 2009 – Farmington C. Robert Maxfield Training Center

The presentation will be made by Kelly Sweeney, broker/owner of Weir Manuel Realtors, who is also a former Michigan Certified Tax Assessor. Reservations should be made through WMR’s central number at 248-644-6300.