Do you have a suspicion that your Fulton County property tax is too high? While it is certainly true that most people believe their taxes are too high and wish that they could pay less, there is a chance that it could be true in your case. Even though the tax assessor’s office does try to be as accurate as possible with their assessments, they do not always succeed.

Most people do not think about their property taxes except for when they get their assessment letter and when they make their payment. Quite often, they simply trust that the tax assessor has done a proper job with the assessment and that the property has been valued properly. However, it is important to realize that this is not always the case. In fact, there can be times when the value for the property is off by quite a bit whether it is a commercial business or a residence.

Are your property taxes too high? If you are like most people out there, you are sure that you are simply paying too much in property tax each year, and you want to do something about it. However, you need to make sure you are really paying too much if you hope to have a reduction in your taxes. If you are concerned that the latest Fulton County property tax assessment for your home was incorrect and placed the value of your home too high, it’s time that you did something about it. Too many people are complacent and simply believe exactly what the letter of assessment says and then pay their taxes without every double-checking to make sure it is accurate.

The property tax law in the State of Georgia is constantly under review and being changed by the state lawmakers. The property tax law is apparently viewed by some as a political tool. Before the recent controversy over the Fulton County Tax Assessor’s 2017 value increases there was already a Georgia politician considering a cap on assessment increases as part of their reelection campaign. Now that Fulton County “caught up to the market” through high percentage tax assessment increases and were forced to rescind the increases there is much more talk about a cap on assessment increases.

The Fulton County Board of Tax Assessors sent some of their assessment notices with a date of May 19, 2017 and with a last date to appeal of July 3, 2017. With no appeal, after this date your 2017 Fulton property tax bill will be based on the value in the tax assessment notice. Fulton County is required, as are all counties in Georgia, to send an assessment notice to all property owners annually. Fulton has many more assessment notices to send before June 30.