Filing Property Tax in Georgia

On this page find information for filing property tax in Georgia. Property tax returns must be filed through your county tax office or local officials between January 1 and April 1 of each year.

Check with your county tax office to confirm if you file with the county tax commissioner or if returns are filed with the county board of tax assessors.

Information for Property Taxes

Relevant Information: Property Taxes

Link	Description
Property Taxpayer's Bill of Rights	Senate Bill 177, Act 431 was signed April 30, 1999 and became effective January 1, 2000. The bill has two main thrusts: 1) Prevention of indirect tax increases resulting from increases to existing property values in a county due to inflation. 2) Enhancement of an individual property owner's rights when objecting to and appealing an increase made by a county board of tax assessors to the value of the owner's property.
Property Tax Appeal Statistics	County-by-county property tax appeals information.
Property Tax Administration Annual Report	Yearly report on the uniformity of valuations between the counties and a report of the fiscal impact on the counties of certain laws that have been passed pertaining to preferential assessment and conservation use assessment.
Property Tax Millage Rates	The tax rate, or millage, in each county is set annually by the board of county commissioners, or other governing authority of the taxing jurisdiction, and by the Board of Education.
Property Tax Valuation	Information on property tax valuation. Property tax is an ad valorem tax--which means according to value--based upon a person's wealth. Wealth is determined by the property a person owns.
Application for Homestead Exemption - Form (PDF, 1.83 MB)	Download the Application for Homestead Exemption Form
Applications and Forms	Forms and applications for Real and Personal Property. Your county may have a website to download real and personal property tax forms.
Freeport Exemption	Learn more about Freeport Exemptions where the governing authority of any county or municipality may elect, with the approval of the voters, to exempt certain types of tangible personal property.
Overview of Floating Homestead Exemption and the Annual Inflationary Index Rate (PDF, 177.8 KB)	Information on House Bill 581 (2024) which authorized a statewide floating homestead exemption for all local governments (Floating Homestead Exemption).