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Property Tax Season is here! Sign-Up Today and beat the rush. SIGN-UP NOW, before midnight, MAY 27TH to ensure that your property is protested in a timely manner! Go to Sign-Up tab above. Some counties are conducting early hearings, so sign up today!

Paul Bettencourt has assembled a great team that has the TALENT, TECHNOLOGY, TOOLS & TRACK RECORD to provide excellent service and outstanding results on your Commercial, Residential and Business Personal Property accounts.

Talent & Track Record

"I have the best team of Senior Property Tax Consultants licensed by the State of Texas in the industry. We had a great year in 2011 reducing our customers' appraised property values by hundreds of millions of dollars. 2012 will be even better. Join us now!" said Paul Bettencourt, Former Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector and CEO/Owner of BTA.

Our Property Tax Consultants have over 120 years of experience in the property tax business, including over 50 years of actual work experience at county appraisal districts.The BTA team knows how to cut your property tax bills. Don't miss out on your post recession low value. Protest now!

Tools & Technology

Property tax hearing success can depend on evidence presented. Bettencourt Tax Advisors' Appeal Summary is a unique property analysis package that will show both a 2012 Sales & Market comparable plus a Uniform & Equal Property comparison on a selected home or commercial property, as well as a graphical map showing where the subject and comparable properties are located. This proprietary program has a proven track record at informal and formal hearings as it shows evidence to fight appraisal district value increases.

For our customers who own Commercial Property, we also offer expanded GIS maps that provide geographical appraised values and other comparable information on the subject property and each surrounding property in a preselected area. It's impressive! Come visit us today.

All American Customer Service Team in Texas!

The administrative BTA team is located in Houston, Texas at the corner of I-10 and 610 right in the heart of the growing ecconomy of Southeast Texas. When you call (713) 263-6100 you will be speaking to an experienced customer service representative who wants to help save you money.

Don't Pay 50% Contingency Fees Any More!
Sign-Up with BTA for less.

As a former Tax Assessor-Collector, Paul brought innovation to the property tax industry with the release of the most accurate and detailed billing of actual property tax savings. We don't bill you on homestead exemptions, "market caps", ISD frozen values, over 65 exemptions or anything else that doesn't result in real tax bill savings for our customers.

Thus, BTA's low contingency fees starting at 40% for single family homes gives our customers the best deal in the industry, because we use every taxing unit jurisdiction exemption in our calculations of your property tax bill savings. Don't believe solicitations that have disclaimers on them about estimated tax savings. Bettencourt Tax Advisors calculates our contingency fees just like a county tax office does on your regular property tax bill except that we have to use the prior year's tax rates.

If you have commercial properties, call Paul and his commercial team for a discounted rate today.

Sign-up with Bettencourt Tax Advisors today. A one time set-up fee will establish your account at Bettencourt Tax Advisors, and a BTA Appeal Summary will be included with your evidence package in the property tax hearing(s) for your residential or commercial property. Detailed Appeal Summary programs are available for Harris, Galveston, Montgomery, and Fort Bend counties.

Our experienced team is always available to discuss your Property Tax Issues with you. Let us help you save money on your property taxes.

Go On-Line with BTA Today!

Call (713) 263-6100 or E-Mail info@btanow.com

We are now accepting on-line sign-ups in Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, and Montgomery counties. Go to the "Account Sign-Up" page and follow the instructions to sign-up. If you live in another county please contact the office at info@btanow.com or (713)263-6100.

Click here to see the "Taxman's" cool new technology used successfully in BTA clients' property tax protests!

For ten years I stood up for property tax relief for all Texas taxpayers as the Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector. Today, as the CEO of Bettencourt Tax Advisors (BTA), helping commercial and residential property taxpayers reduce their tax liabilities and save them money on their tax bills is still my primary objective. As a former board member of the appraisal district of the third largest county in the country, I know how important that is for you, too! I have assembled a team of talented, experienced, and knowledgeable consultants who are ready to go to bat for you.

At BTA, our goal is to provide you the services necessary to help you reduce your property taxes. This includes filing property value protests, researching your property tax accounts, representing you in both the informal and formal hearing process, and, if necessary, providing support and management for litigation or arbitration on your behalf. Bettencourt Tax Advisors is committed to doing the best job for you, the taxpayer. Let us help you in your effort to obtain fair, equal, and uniform property tax appraisals. "The Taxman" knows that by signing up early, well before the May 31st deadline, will help get you better results on your protest. Don't wait Sign-Up Today!

Go to Sign-Up Now with your county tax number and property address in hand and enter the information we need to defend your property from higher apprasied values. We will be sending you confidential information, so please use a valid e-mail address. If you are a commercial client with commerical real estate or Business Personal Property(BPP) accounts, please call the office at (713) 263-6100 and ask for someone in the Commercial Department. If you have more than three residential accounts, then call and ask for the customer service department and they will offer you a group discount rate.

I want to thank the twelve thousand plus good taxpayers who have trusted Bettencourt Tax Advisors with their property tax accounts and welcome you to join them this year. The fastest way to a property tax cut is a successful protest. The BTA team is ready to protest your property tax appraisals and represent you in your property valuation hearings! We have the right combination of talent and technology to save our customers money on their property taxes.

Paul "The Taxman" Bettencourt
CEO, Bettencourt Tax Advisors

Property Tax Deadlines

April 15th, 2012
Last day to file Business Personal Property Rendition forms
(There will be a 10% penalty for failure to
render or for rendering late. Also a 50% penalty, plus possible criminal prosecution, will be
applied for fraudulent renditions.)

May 1st, 2012
“Notice of Appraised Value” for real property generally mailed by local appraisal districts

May 31st, 2012
Last day to file “Notice of Protest”
for all real property
(or, you may file 30 days from the date
the “Notice of Appraised Value” is postmarked)

June 1 - Aug 30, 2012
Value protest hearings generally held

Oct 1 - Nov 30, 2012
Tax bills generally mailed