Appeals Processor

Essential Functions

• Receives correspondence from appellants seeking to file an appeal with the Board.
• Reviews and edits information on record against the submitted and cross-checks documents submitted to ensure accuracy and te appropriate identification of property in question.
• Enters such information as date appeal receive, appellant name, property identification number, county, township, disputed amounts, and year of appeal to generate docket numbers for future tracking of appeal.
• If appellant is not the property owner, adds the property owner as a potential intervenor by entering such informationas name, address, phone number, and attorney of record.
• Notes possible duplicate appeals or appeals potentially pending from prior years.
• Reviews and processes petitions, pleadings, motions, stipulations, Board orders and decisions where judgement, knowledge, and interpretation of evidentiary legal criteria is routinely applied.
• Generates correspondence for such Board actions as acknowledgements, incomplete appeals, county notifications, and extensions to the appellant, county, potential intervenor, or State’s Attorney; in the case of dismissals or defaults.
• Ensures that clearance has been obtained from a hearing officer or supervisor before notices are issued.
• Selects the applicable transaction screen in accordance with te appeal status and type of letter to be generated.
• Enters corresponding docket numbers and reviews information to identify possible errors or process inaccuracies before submitting it to the system.
• Closes out dockets where the Board has issued a decision; updates appeals system and generates cover letters to the appropriate parties.
• Provides customer service by responding to requests from taxpayers, lawyers, state and local officials, and potential intervenors for forms or other information.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of those enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of high school and two years of office experience.
• Requires skill in typing accurately at 45 w.p.m.

About the Agency

The Property Tax Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) is a quasi-judicial body made up of five Board Members appointed by the

Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and a professional staff to aid the Board. The PTAB was created in

1967 to provide an unbiased forum for taxpayers and taxing bodies outside of Cook County that are dissatisfied with

property assessments. In 1997, the PTAB's jurisdiction was expanded to include all Counties in Illinois. The Board primarily

considers appeals after decisions from County Boards of Review. The burden of proof before the Board is "a

preponderance of the evidence" when market value is the basis of the appeal or "clear and convincing evidence" when

unequal treatment in the assessment process is the basis of the appeal. The Board will only determine the correct

assessment of property on appeal based on equity and the weight of the evidence. The amount of the tax bill or the tax

rate used in the computation is determined by local county officials and may not be appealed to the Board. Likewise, the

Board has no jurisdiction to exempt property from taxation.