Pricing
How FairAppeal makes money.
FairAppeal's fee is 25% of your first year's tax savings from a successful appeal. There is no upfront cost. If the appeal does not reduce your tax, there is no fee.
The fee in simple math
25% × first year’s tax savings
Example
Say we win your appeal and your tax bill drops by $1,000 a year. Here is how that splits.
Your annual tax savings
$1,000
every year going forward
You keep, year 1
$750
after the $250 fee
You keep, year 2+
$1,000
no fee applies
The fee, line by line
Your assessment is reduced by
(the result of a successful appeal)
$50,000
× Your local effective tax rate
(varies by jurisdiction)
2.0%
= Your annual tax savings
$1,000
× FairAppeal fee
25%
= Your one-time fee, year 1
$250
Your savings, year 2 and every year after
$1,000 / yr
If your tax bill goes down
The fee is 25% of the first year's tax savings. One time, then it’s done.
If your tax bill doesn’t go down
No fee. No card on file, no monthly minimum, no cancellation charge.
What the fee is not based on
- The value of your home.
- The size of the assessment reduction by itself.
- Future years. The fee is year-one only.
- Reviewing your property. The address lookup and case review are free, whether or not we end up filing.
Look up if you are overpaying.
Frequently asked
- How does FairAppeal make money?
- If we file an appeal and your tax bill goes down, the fee is 25% of the first year's tax savings. If your bill doesn’t go down, there’s no fee.
- Is the fee charged every year?
- No. The fee is one time, based on the first year of savings. Every year after that, the lower tax bill is yours.
- What if I sign up but you don’t file?
- Nothing. If we review your property and don’t find a strong enough case to file, you owe nothing.
- What if you file and the appeal doesn’t win?
- Nothing. No fee, no card on file, no minimum.
- Is the fee based on my home's value?
- No. The fee is only based on the first year of tax savings from a successful appeal. Two homes with the same assessed value can produce very different fees, depending on how much each appeal actually reduces.