Assessment Appeal

What Does A Property Tax Assessment Mean For You?

In the Pittsburgh area and throughout Pennsylvania, assessors of a property’s value use a base year methodology to determine what a property is worth.

While this method of determining property value (and the property taxes you owe) allows valuation to avoid much of the impacts of changing market rates, this approach can also lead to confusion, excessively high valuations, and higher property taxes, especially for industrial and commercial property owners.

To this end, RETC, Inc. exists to help Pennsylvania business owners appeal tax assessments of their land and facilities, navigate complex tax law with care, and save significant amounts of revenue in the long term.

RETC, Inc. Working For You

Founding attorney Gregory Biernacki has been representing property owners just like you in Allegheny, Washington, and Beaver Counties since 2002.

A licensed real estate broker, Gregory Biernacki’s professional affiliations also include:

• The Allegheny County Bar Association Real Estate Section
• The Washington County Bar Association
• The Pennsylvania Bar Association
• The Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee
• The Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee

A champion of local industry and innovation, he’s handled numerous complex zoning, commercial contract, and tax assessment matters for clients, saving them millions of dollars, helping protect their financial viability, and allowing for stronger growth.

Pennsylvania ranks among the top third highest property tax rates in the country, leaving many business owners frustrated with valuation, tax rates, and the expenses of simply owning the property needed for operations.

To appeal tax valuation, allow respected, veteran tax consulting firm RETC, Inc. to guide you through each step of the appeals process with professionalism, insight, and care.

Do You Need To Appeal An Assessment?

When your assessed commercial or industrial property value simply seems too high, allow our consulting firm members to review those figures objectively, fairly, and with an eye on your financial health.

To begin, share with us…

• The property type
• Its square footage
• Parcel identity number
• Property tax assessment documents

If you have a strong claim for an appeal, we’ll get to work compiling the data and information that can help your county’s tax assessment office reconsider those numbers and, ideally, lower your rates.

How RETC, Inc. Helps

For a successful appeal, it helps to include legal, structural, and financial data backing your appeal, data that can help the State understand how and why your property is valued incorrectly.

This is exactly where tax law attorney Gregory Biernacki and our consulting team will get to work, helping make a strong, facts-based appeal that anticipates challenges and counters with skill, strategy, impactful data, and experience.

We’ve obtained significant property tax reductions for a number of Pittsburgh-area businesses, helping them save the money and resources needed to grow, scale, hire, and compete on higher levels.

You’ve worked hard to build your business to its current standing; let us help you protect the assets that keep it strong.

In Need Of An Assessment Appeal? Reach Out Today.

Do your assessed commercial or business property taxes simply seem too high? Are you concerned that you’re throwing away money on inflated rates? Allow RETC, Inc. to help.

For a consultation to review your numbers, options, and concerns, reach out to us at (412) 202-8003 today. We are open to all fee arrangements, including and especially contingent-based assessment appeals.