What To Do When Your Tax Bill is Wrong
The second installment of Cook County real estate taxes are due tomorrow. If you haven’t paid, you better get a move on.
What’s that you say? You didn’t pay because the bill is wrong? They forgot your homeowner’s exemption? They forgot your senior exemption? They forgot your senior freeze? Wow, the county really did it this time, huh? Did you say you were going to have it fixed and then pay the bill? Is that right?
Wrong. You need to pay the bill now. You can go back and “fight city hall”, or in this case, Cook County, later. You MUST pay the taxes first. If not, you will be assessed late fees and penalties starting on August 2nd. You will owe the late fees and penalties regardless of how wrong your bill was.
Pay your taxes, and then go back and file a certificate of error for the missing exemption(s). If you qualify for the exemption, eventually you’ll get a refund.
Hi,
I am a resident of Dupage county, I received my property tax bill for 2019 in December 2019. This bill was increased by 15% on the basis of raised in the fair market value of my house. I made a representation to the local tax office but could not receive any reply. Then I attempted to set up an interview but due to COVID 19 failed to get any response. Finally, the local assessor office in the month of July 2020 sent a form to fill out and return it through email. I filled out the requisite form and sent it back. At last, the higher ascertained value is revised and my suggested value is accepted.
Meanwhile, the bank paid the bill for 2019 on the overvalued calculation. I approached the local assessor for issuance of a Certificate of Error for a refund but the request is denied on the ground that overvaluation does not fall under the scope of error. The revised price of the home will affect the property tax bill for the year 2020 and not for tax bill 2019
your valued advice is requested. Thanks and Regards Mirza