Every year in DeKalb County, you'll receive an Assessment Notice in the mail. It will come from the Property Appraisal Department, and it will outline what they believe to be the current fair market value of your home - a number that will be used to dictate how much you'll pay in property taxes moving forward.

The Fulton County Board of Assessors is a group of individuals who appraise all real and personal property throughout the county. Additionally, they maintain records of property ownership, maintain property tax maps, prepare your real and personal property tax digest on a yearly basis and more.

The Cobb County Board of Tax Assessors, as the name suggests, is the group of people who are responsible for determining the value of all taxable property in Cobb County on an annual basis. Members are appointed by the Cobb County Board of Commissioners and always serve four year terms.

Every April, Notices of Assessment are mailed out to anyone who lives and owns property in Gwinnett County, Georgia. This will contain an overview of the current assessed value of your property - something that directly impacts the amount you'll pay in property taxes.

In Fulton County, it's the Tax Commissioner that is in charge of collecting property taxes on behalf of the local government every year. Your property taxes go to fund the school systems, the local governments and other entities of that nature.

In Cobb County, the Board of Equalization is actually a division of the Superior Court Clerk. It's made up of three people who live in Cobb County and who own real property within the area.

In DeKalb County, the Property Appraisal Department is made up of hardworking men and women who decide the value of your home every year. This is managed by the Chief Appraiser, who is working directly under the supervision of the Board of Assessors.

At some point, it happens to all homeowners: you get an assessment notice in the mail that contains the fair market value of your home, only you don't actually agree with the amount listed. Maybe it's too high because there is some type of issue that the assessor couldn't have possibly been aware of. Maybe the market isn't nearly as strong as they assume it to be. Regardless, the end result is the same: suddenly you're paying far more money in property taxes than you should be.

Every year in Fulton County you'll receive an assessment notice in the mail - and on that notice will be the Current Year Value of your home. In the event that you disagree with this value - meaning that you think it's too high or is unrealistic in some way - it's absolutely worth your time to file an appeal. Doing so can help lower the amount you'll be expected to pay in property taxes, which can save you significant money moving forward.

As is true with most other counties in Georgia, DeKalb County allows you to file an appeal of the assessment notice for your property that you get in the mail every year. On that notice will be the current listed value of your home - a number that directly impacts the amount you'll be asked to pay in property taxes.