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Small business question, or.....just when I thought I had it all worked out: I get a letter from the County from the TAX ASSESSOR welcoming my business and obviously informing me of impending gouging, and asking me to fill out the questionnaire. So, Anyone have any idea of what's expected? I get from it that I have to pay taxes on my tools etc., but what I don't know about is how they will assess the property where they get the big bucks and has me worried that it will sink the business just when I'm starting to break even. The property situation is this: The business is run out of our garage which is on our property which we already pay taxes to the county on. Question: Is the county able to re-assess the property because there's now a business on it? And what is that re-assessment based on? Income from business? Supposed increase of land value based on business worth? I hadn't factored in/didn't know that the county, after getting pound of flesh for fictitious business name expenses etc., could re-assess something they already collect taxes on. Will this put me under even before I get started?