Appeal your North Carolina 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.
- 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.
Open official property-record resources
Already have your evidence? Continue with the preparation kit or view the completed kit sample. No record check or email is required to buy.
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 North Carolina 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 county assessor, who serves as clerk to the county Board of Equalization and Review
your county's Real Property Appeal Form (then Form AV-14 for the state Commission)
This is the North Carolina 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.
Open official filing instructionsAdd 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 North Carolina 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, who serves as clerk to the county Board of Equalization and Review; 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 · North Carolina 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 · $29Preview 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 North Carolina 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 a North Carolina appeal works
The short version, free. The paid kit adds the evidence workbook, filing controls, and editable letter.
- Call your county assessor, ask for an informal review, and ask for this year's Board of Equalization and Review ADJOURNMENT date. That date is your real deadline and it is different in every county. In 2026 it ranged from April 22 to June 17.
- If the informal review does not fix it, file the county's written appeal form with the tax office before the board adjourns, with your comparable sales AS OF THE REAPPRAISAL DATE and your stated opinion of value.
- The board holds a public hearing and mails you a written decision. To win you must show both that the county used an arbitrary or illegal method AND that the value substantially exceeds true value. The assessment is presumed correct.
- Still disagree? File Form AV-14 with the North Carolina Property Tax Commission in Raleigh within 30 days of the date the board MAILED that decision.
What to check on your assessment notice
- The REAPPRAISAL EFFECTIVE DATE, usually January 1 of a specific year. Every comparable sale you gather must speak to that date, not to today's market. Later market changes cannot lawfully be considered.
- Any printed "Last Date to Appeal." If your notice has one it can extend past the board's general adjournment date. Note it and beat it.
- The physical description of your property: square footage, year built, grade or quality, bed and bath count, acreage, outbuildings. A factual error is the cheapest win available.
- The county's appraised value against what your home would honestly have sold for on the reappraisal date. You need "substantially exceeds," not a rounding difference, to overcome the presumption that the county is right.
Official lookup: NCDOR: property tax appeal process and county reappraisal schedules →
What’s inside
How it works
- Buy the kit — the PDF lands in your inbox instantly.
- Call your county tax office and get this year's Board of Equalization and Review ADJOURNMENT date. That date is your deadline, it is different in every county, and it is reset every year.
- Gather the evidence on the checklist and edit the appeal-letter template.
- File the current instrument required by your county assessor, who serves as clerk to the county Board of Equalization and Review before your deadline.
Different process where you live?
North Carolina 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.
- Deadline
- The Commissioners adopt a resolution each year setting the adjournment date, typically in early to mid-April. It was April 22 for tax year 2026, the earliest of the four largest counties. Re-confirm the current year's date with the tax office. One narrow late path: if the county changed your value and did not notify you until after adjournment, the deadline becomes December 31.
- Filed with
- The Wake County Board of Equalization and Review, a special board appointed by the Commissioners.
- Form
- Board of Equalization Appeal, filed online through the Wake Tax Portal or on a printed form.
- Deadline
- The board's published adjournment date, which was May 4 for 2026. Important exception: if the county mailed you a notice of value change, you get the LATER of the adjournment date or the "Last Date to Appeal" printed on that notice. Re-confirm the current year's date.
- Filed with
- The Mecklenburg County Board of Equalization and Review, filed with the Office of Tax Administration.
- Form
- Formal Appeal Form.
- Deadline
- Guilford normally runs a fixed January 1 through May 15 window at 5:00 p.m., rolling to the next business day if May 15 falls on a weekend or holiday, with appeals received or postmarked by that date. Because of the moratorium, the 2027 deadline is genuinely unsettled: the county's June 2026 press release says owners have until December 31, 2027, while the county's own moratorium FAQ says May 17, 2027. The statute points back to the 2027 Board adjournment date, which makes the earlier date the safer one. CALL 336-641-4814 AND CONFIRM before you rely on either.
- Filed with
- The Guilford County Board of Equalization and Review, five members plus three alternates appointed by the Commissioners.
- Form
- Guilford County real property appeal, filed through the county's online portal; a paper form is available on request.
- Deadline
- The board's published adjournment date, which was June 17 at 5:00 p.m. for 2026, nearly two months later than Wake's. Re-confirm the current year's date with Tax Administration.
- Filed with
- The Durham County Board of Equalization and Review, five members appointed by the Commissioners.
- Form
- Real Property Appeal Form; online filing through Durham Tax Help is recommended, with a paper form available.
What North Carolina charges to file
These are your county or state’s fees, not ours. Listed so there are no surprises.
- Informal review with the county assessor: free in every county reviewed.
- County Board of Equalization and Review: free. Wake County states it directly, no statute authorizes a filing fee, and Mecklenburg, Guilford, and Durham publish none.
- Property Tax Commission (Form AV-14): no filing fee is stated on the form, the AV-14C instruction sheet, the AV-14A bulletin, or NCDOR's Commission FAQ.
- Costs you can still incur at the Commission: a hearing transcript if you want one (you contact and pay the court reporter), the travel expenses and service cost of any subpoena YOU requested, and producing six copies of every exhibit.
- A county may, in its discretion, require you to reimburse the cost of an expert appraisal YOU demanded if it produces no material reduction (§ 105-322(g)(3)a).
- Court of Appeals: appellate filing, record-printing, and cost-taxing rules apply. This level is not a do-it-yourself step and attorney fees dominate.