If I mail my Nebraska protest, when is it considered filed?
If I mail my Nebraska protest, when is it considered filed?
A property valuation protest mailed to the county clerk is deemed filed on its U.S. postmark date, so a protest postmarked on or before June 30 is timely even if it arrives after the deadline.
Nebraska's postmark rule protects mailed protests.
The rule. Under Neb. Rev. Stat. §77-1502, a protest that is mailed is deemed filed on the U.S. postmark date. A protest postmarked on or before June 30 is timely even if the county clerk receives it after June 30.
Practical advice. Don't cut it close — get a dated postmark (certified mail gives you a receipt), and keep proof of mailing. If you can file in person or, where available, online, that removes any postmark ambiguity.
Same rule at TERC. A later appeal to the Tax Equalization and Review Commission is likewise timely if postmarked by its deadline (Neb. Rev. Stat. §77-5013).
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