The bells were tolling for the Fulton County Taxpayers Foundation in December of 2012 when the AJC reported that the nonprofit was on the verge of collapse. Apparently spending exceeded donations by a large margin and heads needed to roll. I reported in this blog that they had ended property tax appeal work at the Foundation.
However, I have spoken to two members of the Fulton County Taxpayers Foundation this week and the property tax appeal work has not ended. The problem was the Foundation was short on cash and unable to pay the appraisers that were working the appeals. The Foundation kept asking the Fulton County Board of Equalization to reschedule the appeals so they wouldn't incur the monetary obligation to the appraisers.
The Foundation received a cash infusion from some generous donors and the tax appeal hearings have been ongoing for the past several months. The appraiser staff has been cut however, and all of the appeals have been handled by my friend and former co-worker Stan Anderson. Stan and I worked at together at Fulton County approximately ten years ago.
Stan and the Foundation have asked for my assistance. Going forward the property tax appeal work of the Fulton County Taxpayers Foundation will be handled by Andersonrealestate and Fair Assessments. I look forward to serving the taxpayers of Fulton County and plan to help improve the property tax appeal processes at the Foundation.
If you plan to use the Fulton County Taxpayers Foundation for your 2013 property tax appeal I encourage you to secure your appeal soon after the Fulton County tax assessment notices come out, probably this month. In the past, members of the Foundation have paid for the appeal service when they get their Fulton County Board of Equalization hearing notice. However, this has put undue pressure on Stan and others to prepare for hearings at the last minute. Order your property tax appeal service early this year and ensure a quality property tax appeal presentation.
