Property taxes in some counties in Texas

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  1. atattrucker12

    atattrucker12 Bobtail Member

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    I am being sued by a county for not paying the property taxes but I have paid them in another county in Texas. Does anyone know if I have to pay them to 2 counties?

    Sorry - will add information I paid the appraisal property taxes to one county for the truck that I drive and another county where I do not have anything is suing me?
    I guess my question would be -- does anyone know a good tax attorney that can help me?
    I had read another posting stating that they will sue and just add court costs and attorney fees but I paid the taxes in one county.
    Any suggestion or ideas are welcome.
     
    Last edited: Aug 2, 2019
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  3. Hulld

    Hulld Road Train Member

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    Does your land boundaries encompass two county boarders?
    If so yes
     
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  4. baha

    baha Road Train Member

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    Most of the time the 2 co. have spilt the diff. plots of land that are spilt and 1/2 of them pay in one co. and other 1/2 pay in other co. did the people you bought land from pay in the co. you are being sued by?
     
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  5. Ridgeline

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    You're leaving a lot of information out of this, details ... details.
     
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  6. tnevin225

    tnevin225 Road Train Member

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    Maybe he's at the wrong website. Possibly looking for TAX Report not Truckers Report.:D
     
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  7. Antinomian

    Antinomian Road Train Member

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    So it's just tax for a truck? Did you change the registration when you bought it? The other county probably thinks the truck is still domiciled there. You need to contact the county Tax Assessor in the other county and get them to take your truck off their rolls.

    When did you buy the truck? The previous owner may have owed taxes when he sold it to you. If so, you need to straighten that out with the Tax Assessor's office.

    Don't delay. The fact that they are suing you suggests to me that you have ignored the problem for a while and let it turn serious. If you wait until there is a judgement it's going to get really expensive, even if you eventually win. Default judgements are a mere formality for the county and they happen after a fixed number of days after filing unless you do something.
     
  8. Hulld

    Hulld Road Train Member

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    He wrote “property tax”...
     
  9. kimbosa

    kimbosa Medium Load Member

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    I live in east Texas and own my property out right. I think some more info is needed.
     
  10. Antinomian

    Antinomian Road Train Member

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    Actually, he wrote "property taxes to one county for the truck..."

    Trucks are property, and in many jurisdictions they are taxed as such in addition to the annual registration fee.
     
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  11. Hulld

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    He edited the post from when I first read it.
    Originally he just said property tax.
     
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