{"id":4294,"date":"2026-08-19T17:57:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T17:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acassessor.org\/?page_id=4294"},"modified":"2026-08-19T17:57:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T17:57:42","slug":"scam-alert","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.acassessor.org\/es\/scam-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"Alerta de estafa: No existe ning\u00fan formulario del IRS que congele o reduzca los impuestos sobre la propiedad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>El asesor del condado de Alameda, Phong La, est\u00e1 advirtiendo a las personas mayores y a otros propietarios sobre afirmaciones falsas en l\u00ednea y llamadas fraudulentas que los instan a presentar un formulario federal del IRS para reducir o congelar sus impuestos a la propiedad, o para evitar los bonos escolares. No existe tal formulario del IRS y estos mensajes son estafas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cLamentablemente, a veces personas malintencionadas se aprovechan de nuestros adultos mayores y otros contribuyentes. Actualmente, estamos viendo un aumento en las llamadas a nuestra oficina con respecto a un formulario del IRS que no existe. Este formulario no existe, por favor no comparta ninguna informaci\u00f3n personal con nadie que se comunique con usted acerca de dicho formulario.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Phong La, Asesor del Condado de Alameda<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Datos clave<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>No existe tal formulario federal del IRS.<\/strong> Los videos y publicaciones que circulan en l\u00ednea son falsos e indican a los contribuyentes que presenten un formulario federal inexistente para reducir o congelar los impuestos prediales locales o evitar los bonos escolares.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ninguna ley federal limita o congela los impuestos a la propiedad para las personas mayores.<\/strong> Los impuestos a la propiedad son administrados por los gobiernos estatales y locales.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Las oficinas del Tasador del Condado no solicitan identificaci\u00f3n personal por tel\u00e9fono, mensaje de texto o correo electr\u00f3nico.<\/strong> La informaci\u00f3n personal se acepta \u00fanicamente a trav\u00e9s de formularios oficiales y firmados.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Lo que debes hacer<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>No comparta informaci\u00f3n personal con personas que llaman, sitios web o videos que afirmen proporcionar o procesar dicho formulario.<\/li>\n<li>Reporte los contactos sospechosos a su departamento de polic\u00eda local y presente una denuncia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Programas leg\u00edtimos de impuestos sobre la propiedad de California<\/h2>\n<p>Estos son programas reales administrados por el estado y el condado. Ninguno de ellos involucra un formulario federal.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Propuesta 13<\/strong> limita los aumentos anuales del valor tasado de una propiedad. Las propiedades se vuelven a tasar al valor de mercado principalmente cuando hay un cambio de propiedad o una nueva construcci\u00f3n.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Proposici\u00f3n 19<\/strong> permite a los propietarios elegibles (de 55 a\u00f1os o m\u00e1s, con discapacidades graves, o v\u00edctimas de incendios forestales o desastres naturales) transferir el valor de su a\u00f1o base a una residencia principal de reemplazo, sujeto a ciertos requisitos.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aplazamiento del impuesto sobre la propiedad<\/strong> permite a las personas mayores que re\u00fanan los requisitos y a los propietarios con discapacidades o ceguera postergar el pago de los impuestos a la propiedad del a\u00f1o en curso si cumplen con los criterios de ingresos y valor neto. Se aplica un gravamen y se exige el reembolso.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Exenci\u00f3n para propietarios de vivienda<\/strong> Ofrece una reducci\u00f3n de $7,000 en el valor catastral de una vivienda principal ocupada por su propietario. Se trata de una solicitud \u00fanica que se presenta ante el evaluador del condado.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00bfPreguntas?<\/h2>\n<p>Comun\u00edquese con la Oficina del Tasador del Condado de Alameda por tel\u00e9fono al <a href=\"tel:+15102723787\">(510) 272-3787<\/a> o por correo electr\u00f3nico a <a href=\"mailto:AssessorWebResponse@acgov.org\">AssessorWebResponse@acgov.org<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alameda County Assessor Phong La is warning seniors and other property owners about false online claims and scam calls urging them to file a federal IRS form to reduce or freeze their property taxes, or to avoid school bonds. 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