The county tax office is often a foreboding place for a lot of people. However, most of them are here to help property owners and those who are trying to figure out their tax liability or how they can request a correction of information. If you are struggling to understand your property tax assessment or you have issues with the information that was used, you can usually call or email them and get things resolved fairly quickly.

Property taxes are a pain in everyone’s wallet. Although it will never go away, there are some things that you can do to make it better. One of those is to educate yourself about your taxes, how they are calculated, and what you should be paying. The assessment process is mostly foreign to the average homeowner, but it isn’t especially complicated.

In the process of performing a tax assessment, the county assessor will evaluate a lot of data and information related to your property. Because of the complexity of property tax valuation and the sheer volume of real estate, the state of Georgia uses a mass appraisal system to determine property values and tax rates. This seems to be effective enough, but it can also result in a lot of incorrect information being used to determine how much a property owner should pay.