As you read this, the property tax season has started up again in Fulton County. In the months ahead the Fulton County tax assessor’s staff will be making their way around, surveying properties, and making their appraisals. This is an important time in your tax year, because the appraisals that they make will determine the amount of Fulton County tax you owe this year. Because of this, we thought it might be useful to give a general overview of the process, and to suggest ways for you to lower your Fulton County tax liability.

We hear from the residents of Gwinnett County all the time. They tell us that the amount that they’re paying in property tax every year just seems to go up and up, and that it’s often completely out of line with what they feel their property is actually worth. Often, they come to believe that they’ve come crazy with all the property tax in Gwinnett County that they’re liable for. Here’s the thing: they’re not.

With money getting tighter and tighter every year, homeowners throughout Georgia, including those in DeKalb County, are looking for ways to lower the amount they’re paying in property taxes. Many homeowners across the country simply accept the assessed value of their home as a given, and pay the property taxes that they’re billed each and every year. While this is good civic propriety, it is not good financial sense. In many cases a homeowner may be able to challenge the assessed value of his or her property, and reap the benefit of paying lower property taxes.

Tax season is coming around again, and many residents in Cobb County have questions. Of course, while the federal and state governments will be collecting their fair share over the coming months, the assessment of property in Cobb County has only just begun for this calendar year. Because of this, you may have some questions about how the value of your property is assessed and what you can do about it if you disagree with that assessment.

It’s that time of year again when the Cobb County tax assessors are hitting the pavement and conducting property visits around the county. That means that the assessment notices are only a few weeks away, and that it’s time to gear up for property tax season. If you’re new to the area, or even if you’re a seasoned veteran of Cobb County, you may have some questions about how the tax assessment process works there. For this reason, we thought we’d take the chance to go over some of the basics as a kind of refresher course.

It’s getting to be that time of year again that we all dread, the time of year when the Gwinnet County tax assessor comes around to assess the value of our properties. With the way things have been trending lately, it’s safe to say that we can all expect to see a bump in the property taxes that we’ll have due this year. Of course, if you’re new to the area, or simply haven’t paid much attention to the tax assessment process in Gwinnett County, you may be wondering how everything works. So, let us explain.

Although it’s still a few months off, the time of year is coming around again when Fulton County tax assessors will be hitting the streets to value properties. Even though this happens each and every year, homeowners always have questions about the tax assessment process in Fulton County. Additionally, there are usually new homeowners in the area who may not be familiar with how things work in Fulton County. For that reason, we thought it would be a good idea to provide a bit of a refresher course about how things work there.

Today I want to talk about an often misunderstood form, the Georgia Taxpayer’s Return of Real Property. This time of year, prior to April 1, real estate “experts” start telling everyone (on radio, over email) that you need to return this form to tell the tax assessor what you think your property is worth. There is an urgency about these claims, because the deadline to file this form is indeed April 1. Some of them claim that you need to do this to appeal the tax assessor’s value.