Study guides for the Texas Property Tax Consultant exam

Free reference pages for the parts of the exam that reward memorizing: dates, dollar amounts, formulas and TDLR rules. Legal figures are cited to the Tax Code, TDLR's rules or the Occupations Code, and the formulas follow standard appraisal practice.

• The exam: format, outline and how to prepare

  50 scored questions, 80 minutes, 70% to pass, and what each of the 14 outline areas covers.

• Texas property tax deadlines

  The Texas property tax calendar from January 1 to the February 1 delinquency date, plus the 30, 60 and 175-day rules and look-back periods, with Tax Code sections.

• Appraisal formulas, with worked examples

  Direct capitalization, NOI, GRM, cost approach and age-life depreciation, sales adjustments, DCR, appraisal ratios and the Texas tax calculation, each with a worked example.

• Registering as a property tax consultant in Texas

  TDLR property tax consultant registration: eligibility, 40 hours of education, the exam, 24 hours of CE, record-keeping rules and senior consultant requirements.

• Homestead exemptions and appraisal caps

  2025 Texas Tax Code amounts: the $140,000 school homestead exemption, $60,000 more for 65+ and disabled owners, disabled veteran amounts, and the 10% and 20% caps.

• Ratio studies: level, COD and PRD

  How to compute the median ratio, coefficient of dispersion and price-related differential, with a worked example and the IAAO Standard on Ratio Studies benchmarks.