Form 11.20 - Application For Religious Organization Property Tax Exemption printable pdf download

Harris County Appraisal District

Application for Religious Organization

Exemption Center

13013 Northwest Fwy.

Property Tax Exemption for ________

P. O. Box 922012

Houston, TX 77292-2012

(713) 957-7800

Year

Form 11.20

(05/2013)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: This application covers property you owned or leased from the state or political subdivision of the state

on January 1 of this year or acquired during this year. You must furnish all information and documentation required by the application.

APPLICATION DEADLINES: You must file the completed application with all required documentation between January 1 and no later

than April 30 of the year for which you are requesting an exemption. If you acquired the property after January 1 of this year and wish to

qualify for the exemption this year, you must apply before the first anniversary of the date you acquired the property, or before the first

anniversary of the date any property was acquired after January 1.

If the chief appraiser grants the exemption, you do not need to reapply annually, but you must reapply if the chief appraiser requires you

to do so, or if you want the exemption to apply to property not listed in this application. You must notify the chief appraiser in writing if

and when your right to this exemption ends. Return the completed form to the address above.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Pursuant to Tax Code §11.45, after considering this application and all relevant information, the chief appraiser may request additional

information from you. You must provide the additional information within 30 days of the request or the application is denied. For good

cause shown, the chief appraiser may extend the deadline for furnishing the additional information by written order for a single period

not to exceed 15 days.

Step 1. Provide Name and Mailing Address of Organization and Identity of Person Preparing Application

Name of Organization

Mailing Address

City, State, ZIP Code

Phone (area code and number)

Organization is a (check one):

Partnership

Corporation

Other (specify): ____________________________________________________

Name of Person Preparing this Application

Title

Driver’s License, Personal I.D. Certificate,

or Social Security Number*

If this application is for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by a charitable

organization with a federal tax identification number, that number may be provided here in lieu

of a driver’s license number, personal identification certificate number, or social security number:

* Unless the applicant is a charitable organization with a federal tax identification number, the applicant’s driver’s license number,

personal identification certifcate number, or social security account number is required. Pursuant to Tax Code Section 11.48(a), a

driver’s license number, personal identification certificate number, or social security account number provided in an application for an

exemption filed with a chief appraiser is confidential and not open to public inspection. The information may not be disclosed to anyone

other than an employee of the appraisal office who appraises property, except as authorized by Tax Code Section 11.48(b). If the

applicant is a charitable organization with a federal tax identification number, the applicant may provide the organization’s federal tax

identification number in lieu of a driver’s license number, personal identification certificate number, or social security account number.

Step 2. Answer These Questions About the Organization

1. Is the organization organized and operated primarily for the purpose of engaging in religious worship or

1. Yes

promoting the spirtual development or well-being of individuals?

2. Does the organization operate in such a manner that does not result in the accrual of distributable profits, the

distribution or profits, or the realization of any other form of private gain?

2. Yes

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