All About Supplemental Assessments

For many homeowners, the first encounter with a supplemental property tax bill feels like a mistake. The purchase closed months ago. The regular tax bill already arrived. Payments are current. Then, out of nowhere, a separate notice shows up with a new amount due, often sizable, possibly framed as a

What Happens to Tax Basis When Property Moves Between Parents and Children Under Prop 19

For decades in California, family property transfers followed a certain logic. A home passed from parent to child, ownership changed, but the tax history often stayed intact. Basis was preserved. Property taxes remained low. The system rewarded continuity. Prop 19 disrupted that almost overnight. Wh

Why Two Owners Can Have Similar Properties but Completely Different Tax Outcomes

From the street, the houses look identical. Same square footage. Same lot size. Same neighborhood. They sell within weeks of each other for nearly the same price. To most observers, these are interchangeable transactions. To the tax system, they are not even close. Ownership is a timeline When the I