The Fulton County tax assessor determines the fair market value of all real and personal properties in its jurisdiction for property tax purposes. Taxpayers are informed about the appraised value of their properties that, in turn, will be used to determine the assessed value. According to tax laws, the assessed value is equal to 40 percent of the appraised value.

If you own real property in Hall County, you should know by now that Hall County tax assessments, bills and payments are inevitable parts of life. Your failure to perform your civic duty of promptly and correctly paying your property taxeswill likely result in significant legal and financial consequences.

Getting your annual notice of tax assessment issued by the Hall County tax assessor can be both an expected occurrence and an unpleasant surprise. Instead of just accepting the tax assessment and waiting for the tax bill to come, you can appeal the tax assessor’s appraised and assessed values.

Based on the advice of your trusted tax consultant from Fair Assessments, you have conducted the crucial steps in planning for your appeal against the annual tax assessment of the DeKalb County tax assessor. These steps include doing your own research about the possible appraised values for your property and looking over the possible factors that affected the assessor’s appraised values, among others.

Many new residents in Fulton may be unaware of the Fulton County tax on real estate or may have misconceptions about it, such as that these are similar to taxes in other counties. Keep in mind that every county has its own rules and regulations about the property tax although there will be similarities in terms of federal and state laws.

Many taxpayers will rely on their own self-taught knowledge and skills about the property taxation system rather than hire an Atlanta property tax consultant for many reasons. The most common reason is the cost of hiring said tax professional that many people imagine as being on the high end. But this is not so because getting the tax consultant on board will pay dividends, so to speak, that will provide benefits.

The Gwinnett County tax assessor has the duty of assessing properties and issuing tax assessment notices, among others. Taxpayers, on the other hand, have the duty to know the process applied by the tax assessor’s staff in these two aspects for their own benefit. Keep in mind that tax assessments can be appealed (i.e., reduced in value) but tax bills cannot be appealed, thus, emphasizing the importance of appealing your tax assessment within 45 days after its receipt.  

The Hall County tax assessor is beginning to make the rounds again, visiting properties throughout the county and offering assessments. Of course, most homeowners are dreading this, as property values and taxes seem to be on the rise every year. Because of this, you may be looking for some information about the Hall County tax assessor and how everything operates. We thought we’d take the time to share some general information about the tax assessor, which will help you to get through the upcoming property tax season unscathed.

We’ve already passed the first of the year, which means that the Clayton County tax assessor has begun the annual assessments of properties in the area. Although this is likely nothing new to residents of Clayton County, it never hurts to get a refresher course on how the whole process works. For this reason, we thought it would be worthwhile to answer some frequently asked questions that people have about the Clayton County tax assessor.

Hopefully, you made it through the last property tax season without any issues. But, even if you did – or if you’re new to DeKalb county – it’s important to know how the DeKalb County Tax Assessor works, and what the property tax system is like in the area. So, we thought it would be helpful to provide a bit of a refresher course for the seasoned vets, and some general information for people who are new to the area!