This Division maintains the county's record of property owners. It must discover, locate, map and value all taxable property within the county and annually prepare the assessment roll. The roll contains the values of all taxable land within the county, the values of structures, taxable personal and business property, agricultural and timber property and the names and addresses of the owners. This includes the review and application of appropriate exemptions. This Division must perform mandatory audits of businesses whose property statements have exceeded $400,000 for the last four years. This Division represents the County at local assessment appeal hearings.

Forms

• Property Tax Information
• Business Personal Property
• Change of Ownership Statements
• Exemptions - Homeowners', Institutional, Disabled Veterans, and Others
• New Construction Exclusion from Reassessment
• Proposition 58,69,90 and More
• Other Forms

(All items below are PDFs)

Property Tax Information:

• Property Tax Process
• How To Calculate Your Taxes
• Tax Rates & Descriptions
• Special & Direct Assessments & Levies
• Property Tax Relief
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Contact Information
• How To Determine Your Property Tax Jurisdiction

Business Personal Property

• Agricultural Property Statement (BOE 571-A)
• Air Carrier's Operation Report-Flight Detail (BOE 570-1L)
• Air Carrier's Operation Report-Flight Equipment (BOE 570-2)
• Air Carrier's Operation Report-Aircraft (BOE 570-3)
• Aircraft Property Statement (BOE 577)
  
• Alternate Schedule A for Bank, Insurance Company Fixtures (BOE 571-LA)
• Apartment House Property Statement (BOE 571-R)
• Business Property Statement (BOE 571-L)
• Business Property Statement Supplemental Schedule (BOE 571-D)
• Horse Property Statement (BOE 571-K)
• Mining Claim Production Report (BOE 560-C)
• Mutual or Private Water Company Property Statement (BOE 540-S)
• Power Plant Property Statement (BOE 571-C)
• Statement of Agency
• Vessel Property Statement (BOE 576-D)
• Vessels - 4% Assessment (BOE 576-E)

Change of Ownership Statements

• Change of Ownership Statement (Death of Real Property Owner) (BOE 502-D)
  
• Preliminary Change of Ownership Report (BOE 502-A)(To submit with deed at time of Recording)
• Change of Ownership Statement (BOE 502-AH)
• Security Interest Affidavit

Exemptions

• Exemption of Work of Art (BOE 260)
• Exemption of Certain Aircraft (BOE 260-A)
  
• Aircraft of Historical Significance (BOE 260-B)
• Cemetery Exemption (BOE 265)
• Church Exemption (BOE 262-AH)
• College Exemption (BOE 264-AH)
• Disabled Veteran's Exemption (BOE 261-G)
• Free Public Library/Museum Exemption (BOE 268-B)
• Homeowners' Exemption (BOE 266-CD)
• Homeowners' Exemption Spanish (BOE 266-SCD)
• Lessors' Exemption (BOE 263)
• Qualified Lessors' Exemption (BOE 263-A)
• Public School Exemption (BOE 268-A)
• Religious Exemption (BOE 267-S)
• Veterans' Exemption (BOE 261)
• Welfare Exemption- First Filing (BOE 267)
• Welfare Exemption - Annual Filing (BOE 267-A)
• Welfare Exemption - Supplemental Affidavit - Rehabilitation (BOE 267-R)
• Welfare Exemption - Supplemental Affidavit - Elderly and Handicapped (BOE 267-H)
• Welfare Exemption - Supplemental Affidavit- Lower Income (BOE 267-L)
• Welfare Exemption - Supplemental Affidavit - Limited Partnership (BOE 267-L1)

New Construction Exclusion from Reassessment

• Disabled Persons Claim for Exclusion of New Construction (BOE 63)
• Claim for Disabled Accessibility Construction (BOE 63-A)
• Seismic Safety Construction Exclusion (BOE 64)
• Claim for New Construction Exclusion from Supplemental Assessment
  

Propositions

• Parent-Child Transfer Prop. 58 (BOE 58-AH)
• Grandparent to Grandchild, Prop. 193 (BOE 58-G)
• Person(s) at least 55 Years of Age-Replacement Dwelling, Prop. 60 & 90 (BOE 60-AH)
• Severely & Permanently Disabled Owners, Prop. 110 (BOE 62)
  
• Certificate of Disability (BOE 62-A)
  
• Property Taken By Government Action (BOE 68)
• Rescission of Claim to Transfer Base Year Value (BOE 60-NR)
• Transfer of Base Year Value from Contaminated Property (BOE 65-CP)
• Claim for Intracounty Transfer of Base Year For Property Damaged (BOE 65-P)
• Prop 8 Reassessment Request
  

Other Forms

• Application for Reassessment of Property Damaged by Misfortune or Calamity
• Change of Address

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