January

January 1

• Values established for most properties (see September 1st for exceptions)
• Data collection, onsite inspections, appraisal of new construction, exemption edits, and record maintenance ongoing

January 2 - January 31

• Agricultural Use Appraisal applications mailed to property owners who purchased agricultural property prior to January 1st
• Residential Homestead Applications mailed to taxpayers who purchased a home prior to January 1st
• Business Personal Property rendition forms mailed to all businesses

February

February 15

• Real estate appraisers begin reviewing, analyzing data, and finalizing values for Notices of Appraised Value
• Business Personal Property (BPP) appraisers begin reviewing renditions and data collected during field inspections

February 28

• Mapping/GIS completes setup of new land records for new plats and re-plats, filed as of January 1st

March

April

April 15

• Real property Notices of Appraised Value mailed
• Deadline for filing Business Personal Property (BPP) Rendition forms and requests for rendition extensions

April 16

• Informal review process begins for real estate owners, or their representatives that have scheduled an in-person informal meeting and/or filed a timely, active protest. All informal meetings and communications with owners, or their representatives, will be conducted via in-person, written or online communication.

April 30

• Deadline for filing these applications or reports with the CAD:
  • Most exemption applications
  • Agricultural Use Appraisal applications
  • Requests for separate listing of undivided interests
  • Notice that property is no longer entitled to an exemption

May

May 15

• Deadline to file a Notice of Protest on real property (if May 15 falls on a weekend, or legal state or national holiday, the deadline will be the next business day)
• Deadline for filing Business Personal Property (BPP) Rendition Forms that were granted extensions
• Business personal property (BPP) Notices of Appraisal Value mailed (estimated date)
• Informal reviews begins for BPP owners and their representatives that have scheduled an in-person informal meeting and/or filed a timely, active protest. All informal meetings and communications with owners, or their representatives, will be conducted via in-person, written or online communication.

May 16

• Appraisal Review Board begins protest hearings (or first Monday after Real property protest deadline, whichever is later)

June

July

July 20

• Last day for Appraisal Review Board (ARB) to approve appraisal records

July 25

• Last day for Chief Appraiser to certify the Appraisal Roll to each taxing unit

July 31

• Last day for business personal property owners to apply for a September 1st inventory appraisal for next year (Sec 23.12)

August

August 1

• Planning and data collection begins for next year's appraisal project

August 31

• Last day for property owner to give written notice of correct mailing address to the CAD for tax bills

September

September 1

• Business Personal Property inventories may be determined as of this date, at property owner's written option (Sec 23.12)
• Data collection, onsite inspections, appraisal of new construction, exemption edits, and record maintenance ongoing

October

October 1

• Data collection, onsite inspections, appraisal of new construction, exemption edits, and record maintenance ongoing

November

November 1

• Data collection, onsite inspections, appraisal of new construction, exemption edits, and record maintenance ongoing

December

December 1 - December 31

• Data collection, onsite inspections, appraisal of new construction, exemption edits, and record maintenance ongoing
• Targeted date range for annual flight of aerial photography, bracketing January 1st assessment date
• Residential Homestead Exemption eligibility postcards mailed