TaxHelpers

TaxHelpers has been fighting inflated property assessments for San Francisco property owners for years. The firm was built around one core belief: most assessment notices arrive too high, and most owners don't know they can push back. The team knows California property tax law inside and out, and they put that knowledge to work on behalf of homeowners, landlords, and commercial property owners who've been overcharged. What makes TaxHelpers different is that they only get paid when you save money. There are no upfront fees and no hourly billing that rewards slow work. The firm handles everything from pulling comparable sales data to filing formal appeals with the Assessment Appeals Board. If your case needs to go further, they have the litigation background to see it through.

TaxHelpers handles the full range of property tax relief services in San Francisco and surrounding Bay Area counties. Their core work is filing formal assessment appeals with the San Francisco Assessment Appeals Board, but they also offer informal review requests that can sometimes resolve a case faster and with less paperwork. For residential clients, the firm reviews single-family homes, condominiums, TICs, and multi-unit buildings of all sizes. Commercial clients can bring office properties, retail storefronts, mixed-use buildings, and industrial spaces. The team conducts its own valuation analysis using recent comparable sales, income data, and current market conditions rather than relying solely on county records. They also help property owners understand Proposition 13 base year rules, including situations where a change in ownership may have triggered an incorrect reassessment. Supplemental assessments after a purchase or construction project are another common area where the team finds errors. TaxHelpers will review any assessment notice at no charge to determine whether an appeal is worth pursuing.

The process starts with a free review of your most recent assessment notice and any relevant sales data. TaxHelpers pulls comparable transactions and runs their own valuation estimate to figure out whether you're being overassessed and by how much. If there's a viable case, they handle all the paperwork and filing deadlines. California's appeal window is strict, and missing it means waiting another full year, so TaxHelpers monitors deadlines closely for every client. Once the appeal is filed, they negotiate directly with the county assessor's office. Many cases settle at this stage without a formal hearing. If a hearing is needed, TaxHelpers prepares the full evidentiary presentation including a written appraisal report and comparable sales analysis. You don't need to attend if you'd rather not. Results typically arrive within six to eighteen months depending on caseload at the Appeals Board.

TaxHelpers serves property owners throughout San Francisco County and also takes cases in Marin, San Mateo, Alameda, and Contra Costa counties. They're familiar with local assessor practices across all these jurisdictions and know which comparables carry the most weight in each county's hearing process. Remote consultations are available for owners who aren't local.