These are the best property tax books:
Free:
California State Board of Equalization, Assessors Handbooks and Manuals
- AH 201, Assessment Roll Procedures
- AH 215, Assessment Map Standards for Manual Systems
- AH 260, General Exemptions (Phase One, Chapters 8-11; for more information, see the project page)
- AH 265, Cemetery Exemption
- AH 267, Welfare, Church, and Religious Exemptions
- AH 401, Change in Ownership
- AH 410, Assessment of Newly Constructed Property
- AH 501, Basic Appraisal
- AH 502, Advanced Appraisal
- AH 503, Cash Equivalent Analysis
- AH 504, Assessment of Personal Property and Fixtures
- AH 505, Capitalization Formulas and Tables
- AH 506, Property Tax Audits and Audit Program
- AH 510, Assessment of Taxable Possessory Interests
- AH 511, Assessment of Manufactured Homes and Parks
- AH 513, Assessment of Shopping Centers
- AH 515, Assessment of Golf Courses
- AH 516, Assessment of Cemeteries
- AH 521, Assessment of Agricultural and Open-Space Properties
- AH 531, Residential Building Costs
- AH 534, Rural Building Costs
- AH 542, Assessment Of Water Companies And Water Rights
- AH 560, Assessment of Mining Properties
- AH 566, Assessment of Petroleum Properties
- AH 570, Assessment of Commercial Aircraft
- AH 576, Assessment of Vessels
- AH 577, Assessment of General Aircraft
- AH 581, Equipment and Fixtures Index, Percent Good and Valuation Factors
- AH 582, Explanation of the Derivation of Equipment Percent Good Factors
- Assessment Appeals Manual
- State Assessment Manual
- Timber and Timberland Values Manual
Paid:
Property Tax California Style – This is a fairly basic publication, pulling most of its information from California State Board of Equalization information that is already freely available. But if you want to have it hand in one place and be able to read it in a physical copy, this is your most basic book.
Taxing California Property – The best treatise on California Property Tax, routinely relied upon by California administrative agencies and often cited by courts. This is for detailed and thoughtful research and review. It contains detailed information on law, procedure, and practice.