File an appeal through the IRS.gov web sight is my first thought but you must receive a letter declining your request. and then you cant just send your protest to the office of Appeals because it has to be examined by the same people who denied you first. That Tax assessor must try to resolve the issue first and then the process can start at the Office of Appeals. SO YES YOU ARE SCREWED until next year I hope if more people are in your same predicament. So I encourage you to voice your opinion as widely as you can.
