Realizing that a county must complete work on the annual digest by July 1, and submit it to the Department of Revenue by August 1, the law does NOT provide for extensions to this deadline.Ī: If Arbitration is desired it must be specified in the initial appeal letter. Can I get an extensionĪ: Georgia Law provides 45 days for a property owner to file a written appeal. Q: It is beyond the 45 day appeal period for filing an appeal.

If necessary you can file a real property return during the following year, between January 1 and April 1. After 45 day and there has been no appeal filed you have accepted the value set by the Board of Assessors, for that tax year. A $25 filing fee to the clerk of superior court will be due before the appeal is certified to the court.Ī: If you do not appeal your valuation within the appeal period, you forfeit your right to appeal for that year. The notice of appeal has to be filed within 30 days from which the decision of the board of equalization or hearing officer was mailed. Q: What if I don't agree with the value the board of equalization or hearing officer placed on my property?Ī: Once the decision has been made by the county board of equalization or hearing officer, the taxpayer may appeal their decision to the superior court of Bartow County by filing with the board of assessors a written notice of appeal. (The amount of tax is not a valid reason for appeal.) If the owner does not agree with the proposed value, a written appeal may be filed with the Board of Tax Assessors within 45 days from the date of the notice. If the assessors disagree with the owner’s returned value, a Change of Assessment Notice will be mailed. 1 and April 1 and state the value he/she believes to be the Fair Market Value as of Jan. Q: What if I don’t agree with the value placed on my property? What can I do?Ī: Property owners may file a Property Owner's Return each year with the Tax Assessors Office between Jan. By not responding to the notice, according to Georgia law you have agreed that all the information on the notice is correct. Q: What do I have to do if I agree with the value?Ī: Nothing. Example: $100,000: Market Value $40,000: Assessed Value The amount of tax you pay is based on the assessed value of your property. These include the replacement costs, recent sales of similar properties in the neighborhood, the properties income producing capability, the properties zoning and use, and any legal restrictions, which would affect the potential use of the property.Ī: By Georgia law, a property’s assessed value is set at 40% of fair market value, as determined by the Board of Assessors. Fair Market Value is the appraised value of your property by the Bartow County Board of Assessors.Ī: The Board of Assessors is required by law to consider those factors a buyer and seller price. Therefore, if the Board of Assessors does not comply with state law (48-5-343) the county governing authority will be assessed costly penalties (48-5-345,346) if assessments do not meet state regulations or fair market value.Ī: Georgia law defines fair market value as the amount a knowledgeable and serious buyer would pay, and a willing seller would accept for a property to complete a bonafide sale. A new return, filed during the return period, may also be made by the taxpayer to declare a different value from the existing value where the taxpayer is dissatisfied with the current value placed on the property by the Board of Assessors.Ī: State law governs everything the Assessors do. Once the initial tax return is filed, the law provides for an automatic renewal of that return each succeeding year at the value finally determined for the preceding year and the taxpayer is required to file a new return only as additional property is acquired, improvements are made to existing property, or other changes occur. The tax return is a listing of the property owned by the taxpayer and the taxpayer’s declaration of the value of the property. These returns are filed with the Assessors office and forms are available in that office, or you can go to our online forms. In Bartow County the time for filing returns is January 1 through April 1. Any purchases of property after January 1 will not display until the next Tax Digest is posted in August.Ī: Taxpayers are required to file at least an initial tax return for taxable property (both real estate and personal property) owned on January 1 of the tax year. Why?Ī: Ownership/Appraisal Data is based on the Tax Digest Date of January 1. Q: The website does not show my name and address on the house I recently purchased.

You should contact the Tax Office for details. Armed Forces, and was killed or died as a result of any war or armed conflict can apply for an exemption in an amount up to $101,754. An un-remarried surviving spouse, whose spouse was a member of the U.S.

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