Protest your Allen property taxes
We pull your Allen appraisal record, run a comparable-sales and unequal-appraisal analysis against the same Collin County roll Collin CAD use, and tell you whether a protest would actually move your bill — before you commit to anything.
What the 2027 roll shows
Pulled from the same appraisal district data your estimate reads — not a survey, not an industry average.
Roll as of September 18, 2026. These figures are regenerated by hand each autumn alongside the certified tax rates — a stale date here means the numbers below predate this year's rates.
How a protest works in Collin County
The process is set by state law, not by us — Collin CAD run its own hearings, but every Texas appraisal district follows the same statutory steps.
We pull your record
Your Allen property's characteristics and current assessment, straight off the Collin CAD roll.
We build the comp set
Every comparable home in your neighborhood and subdivision, adjusted line by line — the same uniform-and-equal math the district itself uses.
We file before the deadline
May 15, or 30 days after your notice was mailed, whichever is later. We eFile with Collin CAD and submit the full evidence packet.
Informal, then the ARB
Most protests settle at the informal review. If not, we represent you at the Appraisal Review Board hearing by video — no extra charge, no day off work.
The homestead cap, explained
If Allen is your primary residence and you have a homestead exemption on file, Texas law (Tex. Tax Code §23.23) limits how much your appraised value can rise in a single year to 10% over last year's appraised value — regardless of how much the district says your home's market value went up.
That means a market-value reduction does not always change your tax bill: if the cap is already holding your appraised value below market value, the market-value argument wins nothing until the cap catches up. Your estimate walks through market value, the cap ceiling, and what actually reaches your taxable value — so you know which situation you are in before you sign anything.
Allen protests: what to know first
Can protesting raise my property's appraised value in Allen?
No. Under Texas Tax Code §41.43 the appraisal review board cannot set a value higher than the one on your notice. The worst outcome of a protest is that nothing changes.
What if my homestead cap already limits my value?
Then a market-value reduction may not change your bill this year, and we will tell you that before you sign anything. Texas caps how much a homestead's appraised value can rise in a year at 10% (Tex. Tax Code §23.23) — your estimate shows the cap walk-through explicitly.
Do I have to attend the hearing?
No. Form 50-162 appoints us as your agent, and we appear at the informal meeting and the ARB panel on your behalf, by video.
What is the protest deadline for a Allen property?
May 15, or 30 days after your appraisal notice was mailed, whichever is later. There is no late protest — miss it and your value is locked in for the year.
When am I billed?
Only after the reduction is official. We invoice 25% of your first year's realised tax savings. If your value does not drop, there is no invoice at all.
See what Collin CAD has your Allen home down for
One address. We check the comps, the homestead cap, and whether a protest would move your bill at all — before you commit to anything.
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