About BTA

Learn about Bettencourt Tax Advisors, The Taxman, our team, and how BTA supports property owners through the property tax protest process.

Bettencourt Tax Advisors is a Houston-based property tax consulting firm serving residential, commercial, industrial, and business personal property owners. BTA helps property owners review appraisal district records, organize property-specific evidence, file authorized protests, and prepare for informal review or ARB hearings when appropriate.

Learn About Bettencourt Tax Advisors

Use this page to learn more about BTA’s background, leadership, consulting team, protest process, and property tax resources.

Meet The Taxman

Learn about Paul Bettencourt, founder of Bettencourt Tax Advisors, former Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector, and the background behind BTA’s property tax consulting approach.

Meet Paul Bettencourt

BTA Property Tax Consulting Team

Meet BTA’s Houston-based consulting and client support team serving commercial, industrial, business personal property, residential, and post-ARB property tax matters.

Meet Our Team

BTA Property Tax Protest Process

See how BTA supports property owners through appraisal review, evidence preparation, authorized protest filing, informal review, and ARB hearing preparation.

View the Process

Property Tax Resources

Explore BTA resources, including Texas property tax deadlines, common property tax terms, FAQs, videos, and links to property-specific protest support pages.

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Explore BTA Services

Looking for property-specific support? Visit the service area that best matches your property type.

Commercial Property Tax

Property tax protest support for commercial real estate, including multi-family, office, warehouse, retail, hospitality, and healthcare properties.

Commercial Property Tax

Industrial Property Tax

Appraisal review and protest support for industrial properties, including manufacturing, warehousing, petroleum, chemical, transportation, and logistics facilities.

Industrial Property Tax

Business Personal Property Tax

Support for business personal property accounts, including equipment, machinery, inventory, assets, vehicles, and fleet-related property records.

Business Personal
Property Tax

Residential Property Tax

Property tax protest support for Texas residential property owners using property-specific evidence, appraisal district records, and ARB support when appropriate.

Residential Property Tax

Need Help Reviewing a Property Tax Issue?

BTA helps property owners review appraisal district records, organize property-specific evidence, file authorized protests, and prepare for informal review or ARB hearings when appropriate.

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