LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES DIVISION

Frequently Asked Questions
of the Georgia Local Government Services Division

This section contains a list of some of the questions we get on a regular basis.  If there is something else that you find difficult to locate, let us know and we can add it to our list of frequently asked questions.

See the section below Contact Your County Tax Officials to find out which local tax official to contact about your property tax bill, assessment or appeal.

Real Property

Personal Property

Unclaimed Property

Forms

Correspondence Questions and Answers  

Contact

To find out more about the responsibilities of the Georgia Local Government Services Division and who to contact for more information, click the link below to one of the division sections:

• Digest Compliance Section
• Georgia Certification Program for County Tax Assessors and Appraisers
• Public Utilities Section
• Unclaimed Property Section

Contact Your County Tax Officials

We have helpful information on this website about the following topics (among others) in our Property Tax Guide for the Georgia Taxpayer.  If your questions are not answered in the tax guide, then the best source of information about ad valorem taxation is the Tax Commissioner or Board of Tax Assessors in your county.

• Paying Your Property Tax Bill If you have questions about paying your property tax bill you should contact the Tax Commissioner in your county.  
  
  
• Appealing Your Property Tax Assessment For information about appealing your property tax assessment you should contact the Board of Tax Assessors in your county.
  
  
• Applying for Homestead Exemption To find out more about applying for homestead exemption you should contact the Tax Commissioner or the Board of Tax Assessors in your county.  Click here for more information on which tax official to contact.
  
  
• Paying Taxes on Your Motor Vehicle You should contact the Tax Commissioner in your county for information on paying ad valorem taxes on your motor vehicle.
  
  
• Researching Property Values In most counties you must to go to the Board of Tax Assessors' office in your county to look up property values, but for your convenience, we have a list of most of the counties that have property records online.

Find-it-Fast

• appealing a property tax assessment
• appraisal procedures manual
• assessments
• contact county tax officials
• due dates for filing property tax returns
• due dates for each county: filing returns, homestead exemptions, payment dates
• homestead exemptions for each county
• property tax laws
• property tax rules and regs
• tax rates
• tax relief
• total assessed values
• total revenue collected

Related Links to Topics in Other Divisions

• frequently asked questions
• motor vehicle valuation
• mobile home taxation
• intangible recording tax
• real estate transfer tax
• tax liens / executions
• withholding requirements on sales of property by non-residents

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