The Georgia property tax assessment season is now well under way with many metro Atlanta county tax assessment notices already out. First out of the gate was Gwinnett County with an appeal deadline of May 21. Next came Cobb County with an appeal deadline of June 4. Last week Hall County mailed tax assessment notices with a deadline of June 11. Fulton County is expected to mail notices some time this month, as is DeKalb County.
2011 was the last year of a moratorium on assessment increases and from the Georgia property tax assessment notices I have seen, the assessors are not holding back on handing out increases in assessment. Georgia property tax assessment law now requires that all counties in the state give taxpayers 45 days to appeal their tax assessments. Some counties used to give you 30 days to appeal, but no more.
Georgia law still requires that if you bought your property in 2011 the 2012 property tax assessment be no higher than the sale price. This includes properties that were purchased in foreclosure and through short-sales. Essentially all distressed sales must now be considered by the tax assessors and must have an impact on Georgia property tax assessment.
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