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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.09034 cm} x{2.88666 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Terminology}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{assessed value}} & a valuation placed upon property by a public officer or a board, as a basis for taxation \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \{\{noshy\}\}{\bf{assessment ratio}} & equalization rate \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \{\{noshy\}\}{\bf{accessing unit}} & a city, county, town or village w/ the authority to value real property for taxation purposes \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 5) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{levy}} & an assessment of tax \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{tax status date}} & effective date of assessment; appraisal must be as of this \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{In Rem}} & a proceeding against the reality directly used in taking land from nonpayment of taxes \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 4) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Welcome Neighbor Policy}} & it is illegal to assess a property based on the new purchase price \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 3) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \{\{noshy\}\}{\bf{appropriation}} & a sum of money or total assets devoted to a special purpose \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 3) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Presumption of Validity}} & when an assessor arbitrarily puts an assessment on a property \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.33919 cm} x{2.63781 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Protesting Tax Assessments}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Why protest taxes:}} & assessed value is too high or property is unequally assessed \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \{\{noshy\}\}{\bf{Remember:}} & (marketing value ascertained by appraiser) * (equalization rate) = appraised assessment \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Tax Grievance Procedure}} & what you go through if you think your property is overassessed \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \{\{noshy\}\}{\bf{Tax Certiorari}} & legal process by which a property owner challenges the real estate tax assessment on a given property \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 5) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \{\{noshy\}\}{\bf{Assessment Review Board}} & an independent tribunal established to hear assessment appeals \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Real estate protest must be filed w/in grievance period} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{SCAR is for residential} \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Commercial properties are assessed by income approach} \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Apartment buildings are assessed by NOI} \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Missed/Unsure Questions}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{What type of property is generally exempt from paying real estate taxes?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}schools} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{What real world scenario could cause an assessor to give an approximate assessment?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}the assessor does not have access to the inside of the property} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{When is a mass appraisal technique utilized?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}when an entire community is being reassessed} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Who is a tax bill delivered by?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}Receiver of Taxes} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Why might a property owner want to protest the assessment on his/her property?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}to reduce the amt of taxes owed} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{What does a SCAR proceeding typically results in?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}a written decision by the appointee} \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}