Business Personal Property

The Business Personal Property (BPP) department is responsible for maintaining all personal property accounts. This includes reporting new accounts as of January 1^st of each year, reviewing renditions on the personal property accounts, and deleting accounts that are no longer in business as of January 1^st. The appraisers conduct field inspections of the accounts annually. The department is also responsible for calculating abatements on accounts – real property and personal property – for the taxing entities involved. The Business Personal Property department uses various websites and/or publications to assist in the valuation of the property, i.e. construction guides and machinery trade publications.