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Jessica
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my parents want to grieve their taxes...can you recommend an attorney
thank you
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EckoRed81504
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Re: my parents want to grieve their taxes...can you recommend an attorney
Where do they live?
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bean
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Re: my parents want to grieve their taxes...can you recommend an attorney
I know people have had success with Mark Lewis
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Mrs-D-Girl
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Re: my parents want to grieve their taxes...can you recommend an attorney
Posted by bean
I know people have had success with Mark Lewis
This is who I am using as well
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igottabeme
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Re: my parents want to grieve their taxes...can you recommend an attorney
Posted by Mrs-D-Girl
Posted by bean
I know people have had success with Mark Lewis
This is who I am using as well
ive heard great things about him. have your parents look into him jess.
www.marklewistax.com
i believe he's in centereach.
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MrsERod
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Re: my parents want to grieve their taxes...can you recommend an attorney
they can grieve them themselves, without having to pay an $$$$ fee to mark lewis. they just have to get recent sales for their area and go to the tax acessor's office with the info.
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cloddy
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Re: my parents want to grieve their taxes...can you recommend an attorney
I keep hearing people do better w/o one. Not sure why that would be but that's what I keep hearing.
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browneyedgirl
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Re: my parents want to grieve their taxes...can you recommend an attorney
Posted by MrsERod
they can grieve them themselves, without having to pay an $$$$ fee to mark lewis. they just have to get recent sales for their area and go to the tax acessor's office with the info.
we grieved it ourself and it was a piece of cake. you don't need a lawyer. the lawyer gets half of whatever you win. it's easy to do
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MsSissy
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Re: my parents want to grieve their taxes...can you recommend an attorney
Posted by browneyedgirl
Posted by MrsERod
they can grieve them themselves, without having to pay an $$$$ fee to mark lewis. they just have to get recent sales for their area and go to the tax acessor's office with the info.
we grieved it ourself and it was a piece of cake. you don't need a lawyer. the lawyer gets half of whatever you win. it's easy to do
How do you go about getting information on recent sales in the area?
And who would I contact to do the grievance myself?
TIA!
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MrsERod
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Re: my parents want to grieve their taxes...can you recommend an attorney
Posted by Mssissy
Posted by browneyedgirl
Posted by MrsERod
they can grieve them themselves, without having to pay an $$$$ fee to mark lewis. they just have to get recent sales for their area and go to the tax acessor's office with the info.
we grieved it ourself and it was a piece of cake. you don't need a lawyer. the lawyer gets half of whatever you win. it's easy to do
How do you go about getting information on recent sales in the area?
And who would I contact to do the grievance myself?
TIA!
you can enter in your address here to find a list of comparables for your area....
once you have that info, just call your local tax accessors office, and they'll tell you what you need to do next...HTH
eta: the above link is only good for NYC and the 5 boros i believe...
THIS LINK provides a more extensive search area...including Long Island
zillow.com is also very helpful
OR...you can just ask your local friendly real estate agent to run comps for you...
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MsSissy
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Re: my parents want to grieve their taxes...can you recommend an attorney
Posted by MrsERod
Posted by Mssissy
Posted by browneyedgirl
Posted by MrsERod
they can grieve them themselves, without having to pay an $$$$ fee to mark lewis. they just have to get recent sales for their area and go to the tax acessor's office with the info.
we grieved it ourself and it was a piece of cake. you don't need a lawyer. the lawyer gets half of whatever you win. it's easy to do
How do you go about getting information on recent sales in the area?
And who would I contact to do the grievance myself?
TIA!
you can enter in your address here to find a list of comparables for your area....
once you have that info, just call your local tax accessors office, and they'll tell you what you need to do next...HTH
eta: the above link is only good for NYC and the 5 boros i believe...
THIS LINK provides a more extensive search area...including Long Island
Thank you. Actually I found the info for LI on the 1st link as well.
I appreciate the help.
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| Posted 1/21/08 9:04 PM |
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sunnyplus3
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Re: my parents want to grieve their taxes...can you recommend an attorney
we used mark lewis, yes I had to pay him a fee but i never went to his office or did any legwork-which I knew I was too busu to do.
Our taxes went from just under 8k
to 5500 with STAR & our greivance.
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