DeKalb County Tax Assessment Impending Appeal Deadline

Posted by Daniel Jones on Jul 7, 2012 4:40:00 PM

DeKalb County Tax Assessment

Your DeKalb County tax assessment appeal deadline for 2012 is July 13, or this coming Friday. You can get the uniform Georgia property tax appeal form by clicking on the link. Your DeKalb County tax assessment appeal only needs to be post-marked by July 13, and I recommend that you send this certified mail. Many people are unaware that you do not have to pay for a return receipt when you send certified mail. If anyone ever denies having received something you sent certified mail you can go to the post office and pay for the (electronic) signature after delivery.

The DeKalb County tax Assessors have caused quite a stir this year in that many taxpayers were dismayed to see their tax assessments rise to heights or sink to depths they thought impossible. It would not surprise me if some taxpayers appeal because they think their values are too low, especially those people that are trying to sell their houses. Real estate appraisal is an inexact science and the mass appraisal process the assessors use is even more questionable. For some reason, however, people look at the tax assessment when they are buying a home. 

I think DeKalb County might be able to start working their 2012 tax assessment appeals soon. They pushed to get as many 2011 tax assessment appeals through the Board of Equalization before 2012 notices came out as they could and they succeeded. Although some of those 2011 values will be appealed further, to Superior Court, the DeKalb County Tax Assessor's schedule should be somewhat clear to work the 2012 appeals starting sometime soon, if they haven't already.

If you need assistance with your DeKalb County tax assessment appeal contact us at Fair Assessments LLC, your Atlanta based property tax reduction company. Although our company is on it's second year of business we have been in the business of reducing property taxes for eight years, and in the business of real estate valuation for 20 years. For all of your real estate needs: property tax reduction, appraisal, or investment property, contact us.

 

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