Assessment Appeal Tutorial for New E-Filing System

Lake County property owners can now appeal their assessment online using the new Smartfile E-filing Portal. Watch this video which will help walk you through the process of filing a property tax appeal online.

0:06 Find the E-Filing System on the Lake County Assessor website
0:22 Create an account/Login
0:52 Choose your filing type
1:00 Begin your filing
1:02 Find your property
1:23 Terms and Conditions
1:29 Application
2:08 Choose your reason for filing
2:53 Add addition properties
3:43 Appeal details
3:58 Appeal reason: Factual Error
4:46 Appeal reason: Recent Purchase of Property
5:09 Appeal reason: Recent Appraisal
5:46 Appeal reason: Recent Sales Comparables and Equity Assessment Comparables
5:54 Appeal reason: Matter of Law/Other
6:10 Commercial Income
6:19 Finding Comparables
8:22 Review Comparables
8:53 Upload supporting documents
9:29 Submit
9:50 Confirmation email
10:03 For further questions