Client Question
Should I even look at an appeal?
The free check gives a modeled first read from public parcel records, assessment history, comparable context, and township timing where data is available.
For Financial Advisors, RIAs, and Planners
Help homeowner clients see appeal odds before overpaying property taxes or attorney fees.
Share a free client-safe address or PIN odds check. No signup, about 10 seconds, yes/maybe/probably no.
Cost Posture
Flat fee, not a savings split.
If a paid packet makes sense, the client sees two clean choices: low upfront flat fee or the fixed $149 no-risk option when eligible. Censum does not take a percentage of any reduction.
Boundary
Evidence help, not tax advice.
Censum screens and organizes appeal evidence. The homeowner stays responsible for final decisions, deadlines, and official filing paths.
Client pricing
The client starts free. Two payment choices only after the odds check.
For advisor sharing, keep the explanation simple: the homeowner checks the property first, Censum assigns the result band, then the client chooses low upfront flat fee or the fixed $149 no-risk Contingent Plan when eligible. Optional add-ons stay separate.
Low upfront
Pay now, flat
$99
one flat fee — same price whatever your odds
The full evidence packet for one flat fee. If a timely appeal returns no reduction, the fee carries forward as a next-year credit.
No-risk Contingent Plan
$0 due until we win
$149
fixed fee, only after a verified qualifying reduction
No percentage fee, no attorney-style cut, and no charge if there is no qualifying reduction.
Done-for-you filing
Exemption Filing
Homeowner $69 / Senior $49 / Veterans free
We e-file your current-year homeowner, senior, or veterans exemption for you. Prior-year recapture recovers up to 4 years — pay only per approved year.
Client Note
Short enough for a newsletter.
Homeowners in live Censum counties can use this free Censum check to see modeled appeal odds before paying for help. It is independent, informational, and does not guarantee savings or an appeal outcome.
Run the odds checkWhat Clients See
1. Address or PIN
They start with the property, not a sales call.
2. Free first read
Censum shows the historical win rate before the client pays.
3. Evidence path
Strong or mixed cases can move into an assigned-price packet.
4. Annual checkup
Clients can keep property tax in the yearly planning rhythm.
Clean Compliance Posture
Share the resource. Skip the endorsement language.
Censum is an independent property-tax evidence service for covered Illinois counties. This page is designed for client education and does not create an advisor referral relationship, fee-sharing arrangement, legal representation, tax advice, or government affiliation.