Welcome  It’s time to start thinking about the 2012 Property Tax Season. For More information please click on the Account Sign-Up tab above. Sign Up With BTA Today for the Research Advantage of BTA's Appeal Summary! Bettencourt Tax Advisors' Appeal Summary is a unique property analysis package that will show a Uniform and Equal Property Comparison on a selected home or commercial property, as well as a graphical map showing where the subject and comparable properties are located. This proprietary program has a proven track record at informal and formal hearings.  For our commercial customers we also offer GIS maps that provide geographical pricing and other comparable information on the subject property and each surrounding property in a preselected area. Pretty cool technology from the “Taxman”! TO SEE AN EXAMPLE OF THIS TECHNOLOGY, CLICK ON THE PROMPT TO THE RIGHT→ If you sign-up, BTA will provide this Research Advantage for your home or business in your property tax hearings! These programs are available for Harris, Galveston, Montgomery, and Fort Bend counties. Thank you for your interest in Bettencourt Tax Advisors. Our experienced team is always available to discuss your Property Tax Issues with you. Let us help you save money on your property taxes. Sign-upToday! "It has been all about the Taxpayers in 2011".  Don't Pay 50% Contingency Fees Any More. Sign-Up with BTA for less.

Click here to see an example of the "Taxman's" powerful new GIS technology for BTA client's property tax protests!

For ten years I stood up for property tax relief for all Texas taxpayers as the Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector. Today, as the CEO of Bettencourt Tax Advisors (BTA),  helping commercial and residential property taxpayers reduce their tax liabilities and save them money on their tax bills is still my primary objective. As a former board member of an appraisal district, I know how important that is for you, too! I have assembled a team of talented, experienced, and knowledgeable consultants who are ready to go to bat for you.

At BTA, our goal is to provide you the services necessary to help you reduce your property taxes. This includes filing property value protests, researching your property tax accounts,  representing you in both the informal and formal hearing process, and, if necessary, litigating on your behalf. Bettencourt Tax Advisors is committed to doing the best job for you, the taxpayer. Let us help you in your effort to obtain fair, equal, and uniform property tax appraisals. "The Taxman" knows that by signing up early, well before the May 31st deadline, will help get you better results on your protest. Don't wait  Sign-Up Today!

Go to our Account Sign-Up page with your county tax number and property address in hand and enter the information we need to defend your property from higher apprasied values. We will be sending you confidential information, so please use a valid e-mail address. If you are a commercial client with commerical real estate or Business Personal Property(BPP) accounts, please call the office at (713) 263-6100 and ask for someone in the Commercial Department. If you have more than three residential accounts, then call and ask for the customer service department and they will offer you a group discount rate.

I want to thank the ten thousand plus good taxpayers who have trusted Bettencourt Tax Advisors with their property tax accounts and welcome you to join them this year. The fastest way to a property tax cut is a successful protest.  The BTA team is ready to protest your property tax appraisals and they can't wait to try and save you money!

Paul "The Taxman" Bettencourt
CEO, Bettencourt Tax Advisors