Property Assessor Davidson County Tennessee

The 'B' ONLINE will be unavailable, Friday May 9, 2008 at approximately 4PM. It will become available again on May 19, 2008 for all accounts that wish to appeal to the Metropolitan Board of Equalization and have not filed a Schedule B along with a complete listing.

Last year we introduced a new system enabling businesses to file Tangible Personal Property Schedule B returns online, and about 30% of those filing prior to the deadline took advantage of the new system.

In Tennessee, the law provides that the forms be mailed by February 1 and that returns be filed "on or before" March 1. However, since this represents such a short turnaround time and since our primary interest is in getting all appraisals correct, we consider all information available to us for review before we complete the appraisals and send the required assessment change notices in May.

Just understand that if you do not beat the deadline, the law requires your assessment for 2008 to be "forced." Filings prior to the March 1 deadline are considered "reported" accounts.

If you submit late information, please understand that we must have the information as soon as possible, and not later than April 1. We have a responsibility to review all 23,000-plus accounts in a short period of time.

Also note that we may change any item which appears inconsistent with prior returns or general business practices. Submitting your return as early as possible gives us time to discuss any discrepancies with you, and possibly clarify matters that will avoid the necessity of an appeal.

We encourage businesses to submit their returns as early as possible so we can discuss any discrepancies.

'B' ONLINE worked well during last years implementation and we highly recommend that you utilize the new online filing method. Just click the button below to get further information and access the online form.

Message from Assessor North

Next Mass Reappraisal Year = 2009

2005 was the most recent Mass Reappraisal Year for Davidson County, updating the values on all taxable real properties to achieve equity. A mass reappraisal takes place every four years in Davidson County, so the next mass reappraisal will take place in 2009.

In the years between mass reappraisal, the final assessment made during the reappraisal year generally remains in effect until the next mass reappraisal.

However, properties which have changed during a non mass reappraisal year (such as with additions or demolitions, improvements or damages, ownership or usage) may require a change in classification, appraised value and/or assessed value. When those conditions apply, an Assessment Change Notice is mailed to the owners of those properties for the current year.

Equity is the most important factor for ad valorem taxes, because they are designed to tax a property according to its value in direct relationship to the value of similar property.

We perform our work transparently and make the results easily accessible to the public so you can see our results over the next four years and judge it for yourself. You can review your appraisal records, and compare them with others on this website.

Our primary goal is to get the appraised values correct to make the process fair for every property owner. We do not mind explaining our work or correcting any errors in the information we have collected.

Simply put, our mission is to inventory property, appraise it at its fair market value and classify it according to its use, in a manner that achieves equity among all owners of the more than 215,000 real property parcels and almost 25,000 businesses with personalty accounts in Davidson County.

We work for you -- the citizens of Davidson County, Tennessee, and we are motivated to serve you well and to keep you informed.

WebPro is an example of our efforts to make more meaningful information available to you. Through this software application, you can look at some of the basic data that is in our files regarding your property and others. The WEBPRO button at the top of the page will link you to WebPro files.

Other examples are located on this website in areas which help to explain the often complex processes used to arrive at appraisals that achieve equity. There are also links to the laws that apply to specific property types such as mobile homes, personal property, exemptions, etc. This page also has buttons that will link you our organizational chart and key staff persons who will are willing to assist you in their assigned areas.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve you!

Jo Ann North

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