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Georgia's Property Tax Reform

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Partners

Counts based on total number of properties to receive a forelosure filing, default notice, foreclosure action notice or bank reposession in recent months according to realty trac. Search for a Cumming Ga Home. We know Cumming Forsyth Co Ga.

Property tax reform bill is expected to see action when Georgia state lawmakers return April 12. Its viewed as the most sweeping tax reform bill in decades. The bill would require that property tax assessments go out annually, with an estimate of the owner's tax bill, and would specify that "fair value", be based on all relevant sales, including distress sales. Also, taxpayers would have 45, not the current 30 days to appeal.

The bill of course has concerns by way of cost for counties. The cost of mailing out assessments and hiring licensed appraisers for some of the appeals. Homeowners of course will be watching this one close. Although here in Forsyth County Cumming Ga, appeals for property tax are down compared to last years appeals. But the flurry of last minute appeals flooded the Forsyth County Tax office on March 31, bringing the total to 5,000 appeals.

Out of that 5,000 appeals we can expect about 5%  to be overturned. Perhaps with a new law in place we could see these numbers rises in certain areas that foreclosed and bank owned properties have sold.

No matter how you look at it..........

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Alpharetta, GA
Home Design and Real Estate

Hey Pam, I myself have been following this closely.  Hopefully they will find a happy medium for property owners and make it more fair and balanced.

Apr 05, 2010 01:46 AM