Arizona · Do-it-yourself · $29

Appeal your Arizona property taxes yourself.

A guided workbook for homeowners preparing their own appeal. Turn your notice, property records and supporting documents into an organized filing plan.

Have a notice or a property-record question? Start with a plan.

The $29 kit helps you check what needs investigating, organize the evidence you collect, and work through the filing steps. Use it if you want a structure for doing the preparation yourself.

Need property-specific evidence first? Check available records for your address free. The kit does not determine whether you are overassessed or supply comparable properties. You verify your local requirements and file yourself.

The Arizona DIY Appeal Kit
Work from a checklist instead of a blank page: review your notice, assemble supporting documents, and prepare your letter. $29, paid once.
  • State-specific process guidance with official-source links
  • Evidence organizer and filing checklist
  • Ready-to-edit appeal-letter template

Need property evidence? Check before you pay.

See which property and comparison records our free analysis can return. This check does not research recorded sales or verify a hearing-ready case. The $29 kit organizes evidence you obtain; it does not include researched comparable sales.

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Already have your evidence? Continue with the preparation kit or view the completed kit sample. No record check or email is required to buy.

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No setup required to buy. Add optional details below for a personalized PDF, or complete the editable fields yourself after download. See a completed preparation example.

Turn your question into an organized preparation draft

Get a preparation plan, the Arizona process guide, three fillable worksheets and an editable letter. Optional setup below carries your question and document list into the paid PDF.

Personalize your included letter and evidence organizer

Text-based PDF, up to 8 MB / 10 pages. Your file stays in this browser. Only details you confirm are included in your order. Photos and scanned notices currently need manual entry.

Copy details from your assessment notice. We use these to prepare your letter draft, worksheets and evidence list. These are your entries, not a verified property analysis. You can also buy now and fill them in later.

Start by checking the property facts and valuation basis. Record a specific question before choosing supporting evidence. Preparation does not reopen an expired filing window.

Optional notes are included in your purchase record and PDF. Do not include sensitive documents, account credentials or other people’s personal information.

Your filing route to verify

your County Assessor, then the State Board of Equalization in Maricopa and Pima or the County Board of Equalization elsewhere

Form 82130R

This is the Arizona statewide route. Your county may use its own office, deadline or fee, so confirm those against your assessment notice or the official directory before you file. The jurisdiction exceptions in this guide list the ones we hold.

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Add evidence you have already found (optional)

We organize your entries in the paid PDF; we do not verify them or generate comparable sales in the $29 kit. For each record include the address, sale price or assessment, date, official source and why it is relevant. Use the correct valuation date and local evidence rules.

Your Arizona purchase preview

Add your property above to preview your preparation package

Buyer-supplied details · not a verified property match or finding of overassessment

  • Letter draft: editable owner-name field.
  • Preparation plan: i am preparing or am not sure yet.
  • Evidence organizer: 0 of your records supplied; editable worksheets included.
  • Filing instructions: your County Assessor, then the State Board of Equalization in Maricopa and Pima or the County Board of Equalization elsewhere; confirm your local form and deadline.
  • Official form autofill is not included for this location. Your kit links to the official filing resources.

Unlocked after purchase: complete state guide, personalized letter draft, preparation plan and editable evidence worksheets.

Still yours to do: verify the facts and deadline, obtain supporting evidence, finish required forms, sign and file. The $29 kit does not establish overassessment or include researched comparable sales. Government forms are free; you pay for the preparation package.

PARTIAL SAMPLE · Arizona DIY kit

See an organized preparation draft

Fictional teaching example: a property record lists 2,400 square feet; the owner’s floor plan lists 2,000. This is a question to investigate, not proof of overassessment or a savings estimate.

See the completed example and what you receive

What we prepare — and where it comes from

  • State guide and filing checklist: official-source links and verification steps.
  • Editable letter and preparation plan: your optional confirmed entries, with editable fields for missing details.
  • Evidence organizer: the records you supply, with space for source, date and relevance. We do not research or verify comparable properties in this kit.

You finish: verify your facts and deadline, collect and attach actual records, complete required official forms, sign and file. Government forms are free.

Need researched property evidence? Preview the separate $49 Audit where supporting records are available.

1. Define the question. Compare the area definitions, dates and source documents before assuming either number is correct.

Notice worksheet: property-record errors to verify

“The two area figures differ. Check whether they measure the same space, and verify the current property record before requesting a correction.”

2. Make an evidence list. Use the filing tracker to separate documents you have from documents you still need.

Filing tracker: evidence index

“To collect and label: current property record, dated floor plan and any measurements needed to resolve the difference. Record each source, date and page number.”

Example preparation summary · fictional, not filed

Question: Do the two area figures use the same measurement definition?

Document index: A — current property record; B — dated floor plan. Add source dates and page numbers before relying on either.

Unresolved: measurement basis, current facts and the appropriate local correction or appeal route.

Next action: verify those points with the official local source before making a correction request.

The useful result: one defined issue and a document checklist. You still verify the facts and the correct local filing route. No correction or tax reduction has been established in this example.

These illustrative entries show how to use two fields in the paid worksheets. The paid PDF carries your optional question and document list into editable worksheets and adds a preparation plan for your selected starting point. It does not contain this fictional property or a verified case for your home.

Your starting details

The notice worksheet also helps you record:

  • Property address and parcel identifier
  • State, county, township and reviewing body
  • Assessment year and valuation date

Make this preparation package your own

Add your name, property details and question before buying. Your entries become a personalized letter draft and preparation plan in the paid PDF. You can edit them later; no need to start with an empty letter.

See setup and purchase options · $29

Preview your setup before checkout. You gather and verify evidence, complete required local forms, and file yourself.

After purchase: your preparation plan, the complete state guide, three fillable worksheets, official-source links and editable appeal letter. The full evidence organizer and letter are not included in this excerpt. You gather evidence and file yourself.

Prepare your Arizona property tax appeal

Have a current notice? Check its deadline and reviewing office, verify the property details, then organize evidence that supports the correction you are requesting. Confirm official forms and fees before filing.

Preparing for a future window? Use the worksheets to review property records, list errors to investigate and plan your evidence. Buying now does not reopen a closed deadline or guarantee lower taxes.

The kit organizes those steps into a reusable guide and worksheets. It does not find comparable properties for you, file an appeal or replace your local authority’s instructions.

See what comes in the $29 DIY kit

See the Illinois worksheets and evidence organizer. This September 12 walkthrough shows an earlier kit version; today’s kit also personalizes your preparation plan and editable letter from the details you provide. State requirements differ.

42 seconds · Narrated and captioned · Plays when you choose

See the current kit sample for this state →

Read the video transcript

Want to appeal your property assessment without starting from a blank page? Here is what AppealMyTax's $29 DIY kit includes: a guide to the process, a worksheet to check your notice and deadline, fillable fields to organize comparable-property research and supporting evidence, a filing and hearing tracker, and an appeal letter you can copy and customize. Choose your state and pay once. Your kit is delivered by email. You gather the evidence, confirm your local requirements, and file yourself. See what is included at AppealMyTax.

On screen: pages from the Illinois kit, including its notice/deadline worksheet, evidence organizer and filing/hearing tracker. You complete required forms and file yourself.

How an Arizona appeal works

The short version, free. The paid kit adds the evidence workbook, filing controls, and editable letter.

  1. Arizona gives every property a Full Cash Value and a Limited Property Value. Your tax is computed on the LIMITED value, but what you appeal is the Full Cash Value and the classification. If LPV sits well below FCV, cutting FCV may not lower your bill at all, so check both numbers first.
  2. The ordinary route is Form 82130R to your County Assessor within 60 days of the Notice of Value, which is mailed before March 1. That window is closed for this cycle.
  3. Two doors stay open. A.R.S. 42-16201(A) lets you appeal DIRECTLY to the Arizona Tax Court by December 15 even if you never petitioned the assessor, and small claims has no value ceiling for an owner-occupied home.
  4. For a factual error rather than a difference of opinion, the Notice of Claim has no window at all, reaches back three tax years, and refunds with interest. County silence for 60 days counts as consent.

What to check on your assessment notice

  • Find FULL CASH VALUE and LIMITED PROPERTY VALUE, and compare them. The gap between them tells you whether an appeal can move your bill, because your tax is computed on the limited figure.
  • Check the TAX YEAR printed on the notice. Arizona notices run one year ahead of the valuation year, so a notice mailed in February 2026 is the tax year 2027 notice.
  • Check the legal class. Class three is your owner-occupied primary residence. If your home is sitting in class four, fixing that is worth more than any argument about value.
  • Check the record details: square footage, construction year, garage or carport. A factual error goes on a Notice of Claim, which has no deadline and reaches back three years with interest.

Official lookup: Arizona DOR: Form 82130R, the residential petition for review of valuation →

What’s inside

✓The Full Cash Value versus Limited Property Value test that tells you whether an Arizona appeal can lower your bill at all, before you spend a season on evidence.
✓The December 15 direct-to-Tax-Court route, quoted from the statute, that works even if you never filed with the assessor, plus why small claims has no value ceiling on your own home.
✓The Notice of Claim: no window, three years back, refunds with interest, and the 60-day rule that turns county silence into consent.
✓The year-numbering trap that puts every date in your plan twelve months out of place.
✓Why the state's own consumer pamphlet points you at the wrong form, and which form class three property actually requires.
✓The issue-freezing rule that makes your first filing decide what you are allowed to argue two levels later.
✓The unpaid-tax rule that forces the court to dismiss your appeal, and the value-increase risk that exists at the assessor but not at the boards.
✓A ready-to-edit appeal letter citing the right Arizona statutes.

How it works

  1. Buy the kit — the PDF lands in your inbox instantly.
  2. Work out which door is still open to you. If you never petitioned the assessor this spring, A.R.S. 42-16201(A) lets you appeal DIRECTLY to Tax Court on or before December 15, 2026 regardless of whether you exhausted the administrative remedies. If your complaint is a factual error rather than an opinion of value, the Notice of Claim has no window at all.
  3. Gather the evidence on the checklist and edit the appeal-letter template.
  4. File the current instrument required by your County Assessor, then the State Board of Equalization in Maricopa and Pima or the County Board of Equalization elsewhere before your deadline.

Different process where you live?

Arizona is not one system. These jurisdictions have local filing routes, forms or deadlines that can differ from the statewide overview. The kit covers each one in its own section.

Maricopa County (Phoenix) and Pima County (Tucson)
The two counties with populations of 500,000 or more, which together hold most of the state's housing. A.R.S. 42-16102(B) forbids a county board of equalization in a county that large.
Deadline
60 days from the Notice of Value mailing for the assessor petition, then 25 days from the assessor's decision to the State Board. The direct-to-Tax-Court route runs to December 15 of the valuation year.
Filed with
The County Assessor at level one, then the STATE Board of Equalization, then the Arizona Tax Court.
Form
Form 82130R for residential, 82130AA for agency authorization, 82130NC for a Notice of Change.
The other 13 counties
Every Arizona county other than Maricopa and Pima. Pinal, the next largest, is well under the 500,000 threshold.
Deadline
The same 60-day and 25-day clocks, and the same December 15 direct-to-court route.
Filed with
The County Assessor at level one, then the county Board of Supervisors sitting as the County Board of Equalization, then the Arizona Tax Court.
Form
Form 82130R.
Deadline: Three clocks, and you need the right one. THE ORDINARY ROUTE: the Notice of Value is mailed before March 1 (A.R.S. 42-15101(A)) and you have 60 days from that mailing to petition the assessor on Form 82130R (42-16051(D)). The assessor must rule by August 15 (42-16055(A)). You then have 25 days from the mailing of that decision to appeal to the board (42-16056(C)), or 60 days to go straight to Tax Court (42-16201(B)). Boards must rule by October 15 (42-16108(A)), after which you have 60 days to Tax Court. THE DIRECT ROUTE, which is what is live today: A.R.S. 42-16201(A) permits an appeal directly to the court on or before December 15 regardless of whether the person has exhausted the administrative remedies. That December 15 is of the VALUATION year, meaning the same calendar year the notice was mailed, so a notice mailed in February 2026 gives you until December 15, 2026. Be careful with one thing: filing in court suspends and renders subject to dismissal any pending administrative proceeding (42-16201(C)), so you cannot run both. THE YEAR-NUMBERING TRAP: Arizona notices are labelled for the tax year, which runs one ahead of the valuation year. The notice Maricopa mailed in February 2026 is the 2027 Notice of Value. A homeowner who thinks they are appealing their 2026 taxes in February 2026 is actually appealing tax year 2027, and every date shifts a year if you get this wrong. Finally, there is NO deemed-denial rule in Arizona. The statutes say only that the assessor must rule by August 15; nothing in 42-16053 through 42-16056 addresses assessor silence, so do not build a case on one.

What Arizona charges to file

These are your county or state’s fees, not ours. Listed so there are no surprises.

  • Petition to the county assessor (Form 82130R): no fee.
  • County Board of Equalization or State Board of Equalization: no fee.
  • Notice of Claim (Form 82179B): no fee.
  • Arizona Tax Court, SMALL CLAIMS division: $158.00 in Maricopa County, which is where every Arizona Tax Court action is filed under A.R.S. 12-165. An owner-occupied primary residence qualifies for small claims regardless of value, and the Clerk serves the taxing authority so there is no process-server cost.
  • Arizona Tax Court, regular division: $352.00 to file, with a $248.00 answer fee. Reserve this for a case where you need the right to appeal onward, since a small claims decision is final.
  • A.R.S. 42-16211 requires the taxpayer to pay the court fees. The statutory base rates in 12-284 are historical; 12-284(L) permits CPI increases and counties add local fees, so confirm the current amount with the Clerk of Court before filing.
  • Your real cost is evidentiary rather than administrative. An independent appraisal is optional and market-priced; comparable full cash values come from the assessor's own records for free.

Questions

Why is this $29 and not $49?
The Property Assessment Audit provides the filing or valuation output supported by your property's available evidence. Check your address and preview the available evidence before buying. This $29 kit is the state process guide, filing materials, evidence checklist, and appeal-letter template; you gather the property evidence yourself.
When is the Arizona property tax appeal deadline?
Three clocks, and you need the right one. THE ORDINARY ROUTE: the Notice of Value is mailed before March 1 (A.R.S. 42-15101(A)) and you have 60 days from that mailing to petition the assessor on Form 82130R (42-16051(D)). The assessor must rule by August 15 (42-16055(A)). You then have 25 days from the mailing of that decision to appeal to the board (42-16056(C)), or 60 days to go straight to Tax Court (42-16201(B)). Boards must rule by October 15 (42-16108(A)), after which you have 60 days to Tax Court. THE DIRECT ROUTE, which is what is live today: A.R.S. 42-16201(A) permits an appeal directly to the court on or before December 15 regardless of whether the person has exhausted the administrative remedies. That December 15 is of the VALUATION year, meaning the same calendar year the notice was mailed, so a notice mailed in February 2026 gives you until December 15, 2026. Be careful with one thing: filing in court suspends and renders subject to dismissal any pending administrative proceeding (42-16201(C)), so you cannot run both. THE YEAR-NUMBERING TRAP: Arizona notices are labelled for the tax year, which runs one ahead of the valuation year. The notice Maricopa mailed in February 2026 is the 2027 Notice of Value. A homeowner who thinks they are appealing their 2026 taxes in February 2026 is actually appealing tax year 2027, and every date shifts a year if you get this wrong. Finally, there is NO deemed-denial rule in Arizona. The statutes say only that the assessor must rule by August 15; nothing in 42-16053 through 42-16056 addresses assessor silence, so do not build a case on one.
What form do I file to appeal my Arizona property assessment?
Form 82130R (Residential Petition for Review of Valuation), filed with your County Assessor, then the State Board of Equalization in Maricopa and Pima or the County Board of Equalization elsewhere. The kit explains the filing steps and includes a ready-to-edit appeal letter.
Do you file the appeal for me?
No — this is a do-it-yourself product. You file with your County Assessor, then the State Board of Equalization in Maricopa and Pima or the County Board of Equalization elsewhere. The kit provides the preparation workflow, evidence organizer, filing checks, and ready-to-edit letter.
What if it doesn't help?
30-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked. If the kit isn't useful, reply to your delivery email and we'll refund you.
Is this legal or tax advice?
No. It's general information to help you file your own appeal. Always rely on the date and instructions printed on your own assessment notice and confirm current requirements with your county.
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