by law to make regUlations or to conduct adjudicatory proceedings, but does not Inclnde (he following: the legi,lative and judicial departments; the governor and council; military 01' naval boards, commissions 01' officials; the department of correction; the department of youth selvices; the parole board; the division of dispute resolution of thc division of Industrial accidents; the personnel admiuistrator; the civil selvice commission; and the appellate

Other duties of the Department include: administer motor vehicle excise tax, compile and submit the annual Tax Rate Recapitulation to the Department of Revenue in conjunction with the Town Accountant, abate/exempt/defer taxes, defend established values on abatement applications and at Appellate Tax Board hearings, maintain tax assessment maps, and oversee the Citys overlay reserve account (an account established to fund abatements, exemptions, and

by law to make regulations or to conduct adjudicat01y proceedings, but does not include the following: the legislative and judicial deprutments; the governor and council; militruy or naval boards, commissions or officials; the department of correction; the department of youth services; the parole board; the division of , dispute resolution of the division of industrial accidents; the personnel administrator; the civil service commission; and the appellate

By 2011, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) considered an appeal from the Appellate Tax Board (ATB) in Boston Gas Co. v. Assessors of Boston, 458 Mass. 715 (2011). In this case, the assessors had used a valuation method other than net book value to value the taxpayers utility property.

Other duties of the Department include: administering motor vehicle excise tax, compiling and submitting the annual Tax Rate Recapitulation to the Department of Revenue in collaboration with the Town Accountant, abate/exempt/defer taxes, defending established values on abatement applications and at Appellate Tax Board hearings, maintaining tax assessment maps, and overseeing the Citys overlay reserve account (an account established to fund abatements

Analyze and determine values for all real and personal property: 21,052 accounts and over 10 billion in property value Follow guidelines and standards to receive state value approval annually for all real and personal property Present annual tax rate options for Mayor/City Council choice of community tax burden Review value appeals submitted by taxpayers; local Board grants or denies appeal Defend values at Appellate Tax Board hearings Commit Real

The City Assessors shall have direct access to City Solicitor in proceedings before the State Appellate Tax Board, per G.L. c. 41, Section 26A.

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If I disagree with the assessors decision, or the assessors do not act on my application, I may appeal to the Appellate Tax Board within 30 days of the date I am notified of the assessors decision, or 3 months from the date my abatement application was filed, whichever is later. If the appeal concerns my annual property tax, I must have paid it to maintain the appeal.

If I disagree with the assessors decision, or the assessors do not act on my application, I may appeal to the Appellate Tax Board within 30 days of the date I am notified of the assessors decision, or 3 months from the date my abatement application was filed, whichever is later. If the appeal concerns my annual property tax, I must have paid it to maintain the appeal.