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Ford Appraisal & Consulting brings 15 years of residential valuation services to Michigan. We work with lenders for bank financing, asset managers for reo valuations and brokers to help their client's.
We assist attorneys, CPA's and other individuals to aid in State and Federal court and tax matters. We also consult homeowners with their assessment disputes, ensuring that all of our neighbors are paying their fair burden of property tax.
Income Tax versus Property Tax
Like many American’s last month I went and visited my accountant to prepare and file a federal tax return. Many
thoughts raced through my mind on how to spend my newly found fortune, new clothes,
a well-deserved night out or possibly pay
down the credit card. Although all of them
sounded appealing, like many of us I used
my tax return to pay my property tax bill. This
is a common way for many; use our tax return
to pay our property tax.
This vicious cycle has been played out every
spring since I became a homeowner. It was
not until last year that I thought about all of
the planning and preparation that went in to
my federal taxes only to glance at my
property tax bill and write a check without
question or a second thought.
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