Property Tax Appeal Blog | Clayton County Tax Assessor

The Most Common Errors Made by a Cobb County Tax Assessor

As most private property valuation firms will tell you, the majority of mistakes made by a Cobb County tax assessor are due to misinformation and often through no fault of the assessor directly. These people are tasked with valuing thousands of properties across the county, including residential and commercial properties, which is done using methods that rely on statistics and data. If that data isn’t accurate, your tax assessment won’t be, either.

Part of the American dream is to own a business of your own. The entrepreneurial spirit is deeply ingrained in the American mindset, and for good reason. People who start businesses create opportunities for wealth for both themselves and those they employ. While taxes are certainly not part of the American dream, they are a persistent reality. And commercial property taxes are an unavoidable aspect of the business landscape. While they are unavoidable, are the amounts you pay as a business owner necessarily set in stone? No, they are not. With the right know-how and perhaps with some professional assistance, you can significantly reduce the amount of money you pay on commercial property taxes in Clayton County.

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The Atlanta apartment market, much like the national market, capped off its strong 2012 performance with a strong 2013. Whether or not you are experiencing the growth in your property, the Atlanta GA tax assessor sees these numbers and will use them as a part of projecting what your property's tax value should be. If you're performing at-market, a small tax increase could simply track the increased vale of your building. However, if you aren't doing the same as your neighbors, the Atlanta GA tax assessors could end up overvaluing your building and leaving you with an unreasonably high tax bill. The first step in determining if this is the case is to compare your property to the market as a whole.

Taxes are perhaps the one sure thing in life – no matter where you live, you’ll have to pay taxes in one form or another, from income tax to sales tax to property tax. While many times there’s little you can do about how much you owe, that might not be the case with your property taxes. In fact, you might have the grounds to appeal to your Clayton County tax assessor and have your taxes reduced. How do you tell if that’s the case?