Appeal Process - Assessing Department - City of Concord NH
How to File An Appeal
How and when to apply to City or Town (Hereafter Municipality):
Tax Appeal/Abatement application forms are available at the Assessor's Office after
December 1, 2011.
You must apply in writing to the Board of Assessors following the receipt of the
final 2011 tax bill (January 2, 2012 and March 31, 2012 quarterly due dates.) The
deadline for filing for an abatement is March 1, 2012.
Who may appeal the municipality's failure to grant an abatement: Any person liable for the property tax who has properly applied to the municipality
for an abatement (see 1).
How to appeal the municipality's failure to grant an abatement:
File an application form or letter requesting an abatement with the Board of Tax and
Land Appeals, State Office Park South, 107 Pleasant Street, Concord, New Hampshire, 03301.
Application forms can be obtained from the Board of Tax and Land Appeals (603)
271-2578. For commonly asked questions regarding the appeal process,
please visit the
Board
of Tax and Land Appeals website; or
File a petition for abatement in Merrimack County Superior Court.
When to appeal the municipality's failure to grant an abatement:
File an application or letter with the Board of Tax and Land Appeals or file a petition in
Superior Court no later than September 1, regardless of whether or not the municipality
has responded to the abatement request.
Property Tax Appeal Application to the Board of Tax and Land Appeal.
For further information, please visit the
Board of Tax and Land Appeals
website.
Fees:
There is no filing fee required when applying for an abatement from the municipality.
However, there is a filing fee for appealing to the Board of Tax and Land Appeals
or Superior Court.