fulton county tax notices: Fulton County Corrected Tax Notices - 06/11/11 07:15 AM
 
 
The continuing saga of the Fulton County tax notices.  As reported earlier the tax notices sent out by Fulton County, required by the new state law, were erroneous.  The county set up a series of public meeting encouraging property owners to attend.  The purpose of the meetings was to explain the why’s and wherefore’s of the erroneous notices, and also the new appeal process. 
A decision as to how to notify property owners regarding the needed corrections was up in the air mainly due to the cost. In late May the Fulton County Board of Assessors made the … (4 comments)

fulton county tax notices: Fulton County-New Tax Notices to Go Out - 05/22/11 02:18 AM
 
Revised Fulton County Tax Notices
Fulton County Board of Assessors has made the decision to mail revised tax notices to the property owners of the county.  Those property owners in Sandy Springs, Johns Creek, Chattahoochee Hills and unincorporated South Fulton will not receive new notices, according to the AJC (Atlanta Journal Constitution) on Thursday May 19.
The original taxes notices that were sent out bloated Atlantans tax bills by thousands of dollars, due to a commercial solid waste charge that was erroneously included on the total estimate line. The homestead exemption was last year’s amount of $25,000, instead of … (3 comments)

fulton county tax notices: Fulton County Working on Erroneous Tax Notices - 05/17/11 08:12 AM
Fulton County Erroneous tax notices
The Fulton County Assessor’s Office has been working very diligently to alert property owners regarding the erroneous tax notices which were mandated by the state that each county must send to all property owners.
Chief Appraiser Burt Manning has been heading up public meetings with property owners explaining the errors in the notices, and the new appeal process.  He brings along with him several members of his staff, who can answer your questions and help with the appeal filing. 
The county has been working all week on getting the word out, that many of the … (0 comments)

fulton county tax notices: Fulton County Georgia Tax Notices Have Errors - 05/10/11 10:45 AM
A 2010 State law scheduled to go into effect January 1 of this year, requires the counties to send assessment notices to all property owners regardless of whether or not there was a change in the value of their property.  The notices have to include estimated tax bills based on last year's mileage rates. Additionally, the new law was also to simplify the appeals process for homeowners, since many homes were over assessed due to the downturn in the real estate market.
Fulton county sent out the required notices, and the notices contain errors.  Many property owners saw their estimated taxes … (0 comments)