Farmland Property Tax Appeals & Ag Exemption Protection

One mistake can cost you your agricultural exemption — and increase your property taxes by 1000%. We protect your exemption and reduce your taxes.
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Property Taxes Too High? Fight It.

Protect yourself from excesesive and inaccurate property taxes. Start with a free consultant to find out how much you may be able to save.

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Never Overpay Again.

Property taxes are one of the biggest expenses for any owner. Miss a single exemption or let the county over-value your property, and it could cost you thousands every year.

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The appeal process is complex and time-consuming by design. That's exactly why we handle it for you.

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Our state-licensed consultants know how to file for every exemption and build a case that gets results. With data on 158M+ properties, we know what your home should actually be assessed at—and we'll prove it.

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You've got enough expenses. Your property tax bill shouldn't be higher than it needs to be - and with our "no savings, no fee guarantee" we only get paid if you see a reduction.

Key Property Tax Stats

  • Under Texas law, when land receiving agricultural (productivity) appraisal changes to a non‑agricultural use, rollback taxes are imposed for each of the previous three tax years in which the land received the lower appraisal.
  • Texas agricultural productivity appraisal (special valuation) taxes land based on its productive agricultural value instead of full market value, significantly lowering taxable value for qualifying farmland.
  • Qualified agricultural land must meet use requirements such as documented agricultural use for a specified period to receive productivity appraisal and avoid higher market value taxation.
  • If agricultural appraisal eligibility ends and the land changes use without proper notice, rollback taxes and penalties may apply for up to five years, recapturing higher taxes that would have been due under market valuation.

Biggest Pain Points

Losing Your Ag Exemption Is Catastrophic

Without ag exemption, your farmland gets taxed at full market value, increasing property taxes 10–20x overnight. Example: 100 acres valued at $800K pays $1,200/year with ag exemption vs. $16,000/year without. One missed deadline or paperwork error = $15,000+ annual tax increase.

Appraisal Districts Challenge Ag Exemptions Constantly

Texas and California appraisal offices actively audit ag exemptions looking for insufficient agricultural use, incorrect acreage calculations, missing renewal forms, or land use changes. If they find an issue, they revoke your exemption, you owe back taxes + penalties (up to 5 years in Texas), and your farmland gets reassessed at full market value.

Even With Ag Exemption, Farmland Gets Over-Assessed

Ag-exempt land is assessed based on productivity value (agricultural income potential), not market value. Problem: Appraisal districts often use inflated crop yield assumptions, ignore soil quality and drainage issues, and apply wrong land classification (cropland vs. grassland). Result: You're paying 20–40% more in ag property taxes than you should.

How it Works

1. Free Farmland Tax Analysis

Enter your property details. We check current ag exemption status, productivity value accuracy, land classification correctness, and potential savings opportunities.

2. We Protect Your Ag Exemption

We verify exemption is active and properly applied, ensure renewal forms are filed, contest any revocation attempts, and document qualifying agricultural use.

3. We Protest Productivity Values

If your farmland is over-assessed, we pull USDA soil survey data, calculate correct productivity values using actual yield data, compare land classifications, and file formal protest with supporting evidence.

4. We Fight at Hearings

We present case to Appraisal Review Board (Texas) or Assessment Appeals Board (California), submit soil maps, yield records, commodity data, and handle all communication and paperwork.

5. You Save Big

Average farmland savings: $3,500–$8,000/year. You pay 25% of first year's savings. Plus: Your ag exemption is protected = priceless.

Avoid these Common Mistakes

  • Not protesting because "I have ag exemption" — Productivity values can still be wrong.
  • Missing the May 15 deadline (Texas) — One missed deadline = full year of overpaying.
  • Not documenting agricultural use — Keep records: cattle count, crop yields, hay production, wildlife practices.
  • Letting homesite acreage get classified as ag — Your home and yard shouldn't be in ag exemption.
  • Not filing wildlife management exemption (Texas) — If you're not actively farming, wildlife exemption qualifies you for same tax savings.

End Unnecessarily High Property Taxes this Year

TaxDrop makes it easy to never pay more than you should by securing all exemptions and protesting high assessments annually. Book a call now to see if you're overpaying and how to get it back.

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