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Welcome to the Indian River County

Value Adjustment Board (VAB)

 

 

PUBLIC NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA

 

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Value Adjustment Board (VAB) of Indian River County, Florida, pursuant to Chapters 194 and 286.0105 of the Florida Statutes and 12D-9.013 of the Florida Administrative Code, will conduct its final meeting for the 2021 Tax Year on April 20, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. in the Indian River County Administration Building “A”, Room A2-511, located at 1801 27th Street, Vero Beach, Florida.

 

The VAB will adopt Special Magistrates Recommendations, certify real and tangible personal property tax rolls for 2021 and discuss business matters. Participants can join the meeting by either computer or telephone. For those without electronic access, there is limited availability to attend the meeting [in person]. Please contact the Value Adjustment Board at 772-226-1916 for additional meeting information and for the Zoom call-in number and password.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Instructions for filing a Petition: 

1.     If you are using Internet Explorer 10 or later, you must turn on Compatibility View by clicking on the Compatibility View Icon in the browser's address bar. 

2.     Select and complete the appropriate online petition for your needs and click submit.  If appropriate fees are not paid by the deadline, the petition shall be deemed invalid and will be rejected.  You are required to provide a valid e-mail address to submit a petition online.

3.     Once you have completed your petition, you will be emailed a petition number, transaction number, and a password.  Licensed agents may obtain one login name and password to track multiple petitions by contacting the Value Adjust Board Office.

4.     Use your transaction number and password to access this site at any time to track the status of your petition, and submit and review evidence.

* For taxpayers and agents interested in filing a joint petition for contiguous parcels or account numbers, you may only do so by submitting a signed and dated hard copy of petition form DR-486 with the Property Appraiser's contiguous parcel or account determination, in which the appropriate box for a "joint petition" is selected. 

 

Please remember that your petition is not considered filed until the appropriate filing fee has been received by the VAB.

Contact the Value Adjustment Board office with any questions

at Axia@clerk.indian-river.org,  or call 772-226-1916.

 The Value Adjustment Board was created by Florida Statute 194.015 to provide property owners an opportunity to appeal property value, denial of an exemption, classification, or tax deferral

1.     Your 21 digit parcel number

2.     A valid email address

3.     A valid credit card 

 

 

Required Fees:

 

A $15.00 non-refundable filing fee per single parcel is required, payable by MasterCard, Visa, American Express, or Discover.  Credit card payment may be submitted only for online filings. A convenience fee will be added to your total.

 

 

Other Payment Options:

 

To pay by cash, check, or money order ONLY (no credit cards), please mail, deliver, or fill out your petition at the Value Adjustment Board (VAB) office at the following address:

 

Value Adjustment Board

County Administration Building

1801 27^th Street A2-801

Vero Beach, Florida 32960

Attn:  Terri Collins-Lister

 

Axia@clerk.indian-river.org

 

 

Checks and money orders should be payable to the Value Adjustment Board.

 

 

A Petition Form DR-486  may be downloaded at https://floridarevenue.com/property/Pages/Forms.aspx, or you may pick up a petition form at the following offices:

Clerk of the Value Adjustment Board, County Administration Complex Building A, Room A2-801 1801 27th Street

Property Appraiser, County Administration Complex Building B, 1800 27th Street

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT REQUIRED PAYMENTS  BEFORE THE TAX DELINQUENCY DATE TO AVOID DENIAL OF YOUR PETITION

Required Partial Payment of Taxes To Avoid Denial Of Your Petition (Section 194.014, F.S.)

For properties that have a value adjustment board petition, State Law requires a partial payment of taxes, and a full payment of non-ad valorem assessments, before the payment delinquency date.  The payment delinquency date is normally April 1 following the assessment year under review, but this date can vary.  If the required partial payment is not made before the delinquency date, the value adjustment board will deny your petition.  The last day to make the partial payment before the delinquency date is generally March 31.  Review your tax bill or contact your tax collector to determine your delinquency date.

Petitioners should be aware that even if a special magistrate's recommended decision has been issued, a partial payment is still reqluired before the delinquency date.  A special magistrate's recommended decision is not a final decision of the value adjustment board.  A partial payment is not required only if the value adjustment board makes a final decision on a petition before April 1.  The payment amount depends on the type of petition filed on the property.  The partial payment requirements are summarized below.

Value Appeals:

For petitions on the value of property (and for petitions about portability), the payment before the delinquency date must include:

All of the non-ad valorem assessments, and

A partial payment of at least 75 percent of the ad valorem taxes,

Less applicable discounts under s. 197.162, F.S.

Other Assessment Appeals

For petitions on the denial of classification or exemption, or based on an argument that the property was not substantially complete on January 1, the payment before the delinquency date must include:

All of the non-ad valorem assessments, and

The amount of the ad valorem taxes the taxpayer admits in good faith to owe,

Less applicable discounts under s. 197.162, F. S.

For further information regarding your petition and the Value Adjustment Board, please review Chapter 194 of the Florida Statutes, and the Department of Revenue website at http://dor.myflorida.com/dor. 

Telephone Hearing

If you are interested in a telephone hearing, please submit your request no later than 10 days before your hearing by email to AXIA@Clerk.Indian-River.org, or deliver your request to the Value Adjustment Board Office, at 1801 27^th Street, Vero Beach, Florida 32960.  Your request should include an email and telephone contact number where you may be reached on the day of the hearing for the VAB Clerk to coordinate the exact time to call into the hearing room.  You are to setup your conference call to include all parties who will be participating at the hearing, prior to your calling into the hearing room.  All tangible evidence must be exchanged in advance of the hearing (see paragraph on Evidence).  There will be no additional tangible evidence exchange on the day of the telephone hearing.  All parties will be sworn in by the Special Magistrate. 

Evidence

All Petitioners shall provide two copies of their tangible evidence directly to the Property Appraiser's Office (PAO), at 1800 27th Street, Building B, Vero Beach.   The deadline for submitting your evidence is 15 days before your hearing with the Special Magistrate.  Evidence packets must include the following:

a)     A list of evidence to be presented at the hearing

b)     All documentation to be considered by the Value Adjustment Board

c)      A summary of evidence to be presented by the witnesses

d)     A written request for the property appraiser to provide the petitioner their tangible evidence no later than 7 days before the hearing.

For additional information regarding evidence exchange, please review Rule 12D-9.020 of the Florida Administrative Code and the Florida Department of Revenue’s Uniform Policies and Procedures Manual at http://dor.myflorida.com/dor.

Contiguous, Multiple Parcels, or Multiple Tangible Personal Property Accounts
To file a single joint petition for contiguous undeveloped parcels, multiple parcels, or multiple tangible personal property accounts, you must contact the Property Appraiser’s Office to obtain a written determination that your parcels or multiple tangible accounts are substantially similar in nature.

(772) 226-1506 - Contiguous Undeveloped Parcels or Multiple Parcels

(772) 226-1370 - Multiple Tangible Personal Property Accounts

 A $15.00 filing fee is required for the first parcel, with an additional $5.00 for each consecutive parcel. 

You have the option to file online separate petitions for contiguous undeveloped parcels, multiple parcels, or multiple tangible personal property accounts.  A $15.00 filing fee is required for each single petition.

Late filed Petitions

Late-filed petitions  are those filed after the filing deadline of the 25th day following the mailing of the TRIM notice and will not be scheduled for a hearing.  Late-filed petitions must be accompanied by a written explanation showing good cause or extraordinary circumstances for the delay in filing.  The Petition will be submitted for a good cause review.  If your petition is received without the explanation, you will receive a “Clerk’s Notice” stating that your petition is incomplete and subject to not being processed.

For Further Information and Petition Forms visit

http://www.clerk.indian-river.org/en/clerk-to-board-VAB/

If you have any difficulty filing your petition at this site please contact us at AXIA@clerk.indian-river.org or call 772-226-1916 for assistance.

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