ABOUT CPS
Commercial
Property Services was established by
Sheila Anderson in 1992. CPS began appealing ad valorem assessments the same year, on the historic American principle
that taxation must be
“fair”. Even Abraham Lincoln
appealed assessments for the Illinois Central Railroad in
1861, on contingency, and won.
Following that
national tradition, our level of
commitment, knowledge, and sophistication in the Florida
property tax appeal arena, quite simply, is uncommon.
We know the ropes, understand the VAB process and Florida's state
standards of assessment, and have a notable presence among the
influential players.
And we get straight to business when
it comes to implementing important change that can make a
dramatic
difference in our clients' taxpaying lives ... at both the Capitol
and County level.
... We are very interested in receiving your
comments so that we can consider them as they have been
very helpful.
Chief Assistant General Counsel
Property Tax
Oversight ~ Department of Revenue
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Making Major Strides
CPS
contributions include:
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substantive changes in §194.301 Fla. Stat.,
the law governing
Florida tax appeals
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initiating the petitioner's right to reschedule
and the VAB
evidence exchange concept, helping DOR prevail in a Rule
challenge
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PAL (DOR Public Access Library)
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removal of
unlawful provisions in the DOR VAB petition form - which
had changed the burden of proof at Hearings
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input with Cabinet Aides helped
improve VAB Rules of Procedure, adopted in 2010
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led to Attorney General's Opinion clarifying
that VAB special magistrates
are subject to §286.011 Fla. Stat.
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