A second look at your BC property assessment.
If your business property is taxed in a more expensive class than its use supports, you could be overpaying every year. We review your classification, estimate the saving, and file your complaint before the deadline.
No saving, no fee. Our fee is never more than you save.
Businesses paying a higher tax rate than their use supports
BC Assessment puts every property into tax classes, and each class carries a different rate. The most common mismatch we find is light industrial space assessed as Class 6, Business and other, when it may qualify as Class 5, Light industry.
Manufacturing and processing
Fabrication shops, food and beverage processors, and other operations that make or process goods on site.
Warehousing tied to industry
Storage and distribution space that supports a light industrial operation, including multi-tenant industrial units.
Mixed and changing use
Buildings that combine industrial and office or retail space, or whose use has changed since they were last classified.
Four steps, and we do the heavy lifting
Free consultation
Tell us the address and how the space is used. We'll tell you honestly whether it's worth pursuing.
Review and estimate
We check the classification against the actual use and estimate your annual saving.
We file and represent
We prepare the evidence, file before January 31, 2027, and handle the review panel hearing.
You save
If the class changes, your tax bill drops. Our fee comes from the saving, never more than it.
You only pay if you save
We work on contingency. Our fee is a share of your first-year tax saving, with a minimum fee, and it's capped so it can never be more than what you save.
- No up-front cost and no hourly billing
- No saving, no fee
- The saving keeps coming in future years while the use stays the same
A $3,000,000 industrial building moved from Class 6 to Class 5, where the rate difference is $3.00 per $1,000 of assessed value:
For illustration only. Rates vary by municipality and year, and the outcome depends on the panel's decision.
Common questions
What is a property classification appeal?
Every property in BC is placed in one or more tax classes by BC Assessment. Each class has its own tax rate, and the rates differ a lot. If part of your property is in a class that doesn't match how it is actually used, you may be paying more tax than you should. A classification complaint asks the Property Assessment Review Panel to move that part of the property into the correct class.
Which businesses are most likely to be misclassified?
The most common case we see is property used for light industry (manufacturing, processing, or warehousing that supports it) that is assessed as Class 6, Business and other. Class 5, Light industry, usually has a lower tax rate. Mixed-use buildings, properties whose use changed recently, and multi-tenant industrial units are also worth checking.
How much does it cost?
Nothing up front. We work on contingency: our fee is a percentage of the first-year tax saving, with a minimum fee. The fee is never more than you save, and if the classification is not changed you pay nothing.
What is the deadline?
Assessment notices for the 2027 roll arrive in early January 2027. A complaint to the Property Assessment Review Panel must be filed by January 31, 2027. If that date is missed, the classification generally can't be challenged until the next year's roll.
I lease my space. Can I still appeal?
Often, yes. Many commercial leases pass property tax through to tenants, so tenants have a real interest in the classification. Who can file depends on your situation, and we'll work through it with you (and your landlord, if needed) during the consultation.
Find out if your property is in the right class
A free consultation takes about 20 minutes. Complaints against the 2027 roll are due January 31, 2027.