Shipping container taxes

[Spades]

Ok friends, Fisher County CAD is trying to tax me on a 20' shipping container. I didn't think non-permanent structures were taxable. They were on it too, it has only been in place 3 weeks, not visible from any road and I already got a letter asking to come measure it "for tax purposes". Is there any way to argue my case? Any info appreciated. On me like a duck on a junebug...

[Texas276]

Ok friends, Fisher County CAD is trying to tax me on a 20' shipping container. I didn't think non-permanent structures were taxable. They were on it too, it has only been in place 3 weeks, not visible from any road and I already got a letter asking to come measure it "for tax purposes". Is there any way to argue my case? Any info appreciated. On me like a duck on a junebug...

That’s nuts...

Do they want to tax you on your deer blind too?
Tell them you are going to move it or make it a deer blind, or going put it on a trailer.

[BitBackShot]

How non-permanent is it? If it's truly just a shipping container out there, it's not going to amount to anything. If you've got it fashioned as a cabin and connected to electricity and water, etc, it's going to be a different story.

[Walker]

It probably depends on the taxing entity. I have a couple of small buildings and a morgan building. The morgan building is not taxed.

[mev002]

Ok friends, Fisher County CAD is trying to tax me on a 20' shipping container. I didn't think non-permanent structures were taxable. They were on it too, it has only been in place 3 weeks, not visible from any road and I already got a letter asking to come measure it "for tax purposes". Is there any way to argue my case? Any info appreciated. On me like a duck on a junebug...

No real help to ya, but they probably saw it from an airplane. They fly over every so often looking to find new structures. They got my grandfather last year for a "new" barn and cook shack.. both of which have been there for 15-20 years.

[MQ32Shooter]

I'm sure every county is different. I've had a 40' container at my place for 14 years and they've yet to tax it. Now I've got an 80' mobile home that they love to tax.

[tremman78]

I was told my county is going to start taxing them soon

[jerp]

Get ready for more of this. Many rural appraisal districts are increasingly using drones. It will be harder to avoid taxes by having your house/cabin behind a non-fancy gate and not visible from the road.

[Radar]

My county charges personal property tax, is this what they told you? The county new the exact size from aerial photos.

[TeamAmerica]

the taxes can't be high. show them what you paid for it and pay the dang 2%.

[mudkat]

it's all satellite images they use , we have no privacy at all anymore , I think we need to start camouflaging everything like they did in WW2 LOL

[sboudreaux]

Ok friends, Fisher County CAD is trying to tax me on a 20' shipping container. I didn't think non-permanent structures were taxable. They were on it too, it has only been in place 3 weeks, not visible from any road and I already got a letter asking to come measure it "for tax purposes". Is there any way to argue my case? Any info appreciated. On me like a duck on a junebug...

Spades - I'd give them a call and tell them what it is, they likely got it from a satellite image they get annually to pick up new improvements. From the air it make look like a more permanent structure. If you do not have plans to keep it there, definitely mention that to them as well.

[Ouch]

Ok friends, Fisher County CAD is trying to tax me on a 20' shipping container. I didn't think non-permanent structures were taxable. They were on it too, it has only been in place 3 weeks, not visible from any road and I already got a letter asking to come measure it "for tax purposes". Is there any way to argue my case? Any info appreciated. On me like a duck on a junebug...

They can measure it from the aerial, so that's bull****. Tell them no.

I met the chief appraiser halfway down my 1/4 mile driveway when we were building our house and told him to get off my property until he made an appointment. He asked instead for a set of plans, with which I (kind of) provided him.

[Radar]

They do not have to come out and measure. They get it from the image

[Spades]

I think they want to come see it and make sure it's just a box and not a cabin type but they said they need to measure it which I know is crap since even I know how to measure stuff on Google maps. It just bugs me that they were on me like that. And TeamAmerica it's not the money, it's the fact that I got taxed to buy it then again to keep it.