Property Tax Real and Personal Property

On this page find forms and applications for real and personal property. 

  • The due date for filing a property tax return with your county tax officials is January 1 and April 1 unless otherwise indicated.
  • Your county may have a website to download real and personal property tax forms.
  • Property tax forms should be returned to your county tax officials.  Do not mail or fax your property tax return to the Department of Revenue.

Frequently Asked Questions

Real Property

  • PT-50R  (PDF, 158.63 KB)

    Taxpayer's Return of Real Property
    For returning real property and improvements.

Homestead Exemption

  • LGS-Homestead - Application for Homestead Exemption (PDF, 404.62 KB)

    Application for Homestead Exemption
    You can file a homestead exemption application any time of the year with your county tax commissioner or county board of tax assessors, but it must be filed by April 1 to be in effect for the current tax year.

Appeal Assessment

  • PT-311A Appeal of Assessment Form (PDF, 311.5 KB)

    Appeal of Assessment Form
    The State of Georgia provides a uniform appeal form for use by property owners. The property owner must declare their chosen method of appeal. This form is to filed with your County Board of Tax Assessors within 45 days of the date of the notice.

Timber

  • PT-283T Timber Sale or Harvest (PDF, 606.06 KB)

    Report of Timber Sale or Harvest
    To be completed upon the sale or harvest of standing timber.

  • PT-283TQ Quarterly Summary Report of Purchases of Standing Timber (PDF, 75.79 KB)

    Quarterly Summary Report of Purchases of Standing Timber
    This summary report is to be used by all purchasers of standing timber when reporting purchases to the Revenue Commissioner. A separate report is to be filed for each county in which timber is purchased. All reports are due 45 days after the end of the calendar quarter.

Specialized/Current Use Assessment Forms

  • PT-283A  (PDF, 155.44 KB)

    Application for Current Use Assessment of Bona Fide Agricultural Property
    Valuation of agricultural property at current use value rather than fair market value.

  • PT-230 Application for Preferential Agricultural Assessment (PDF, 1.23 MB)

    Application for Preferential Agricultural Assessment
    Valuation of agricultural property at 30% of fair market value rather than 40%.

  • PT-48-5-7.7  (PDF, 385.76 KB)

    Application for Forest Land Conservation Use Property
    Valuation of forest land property at current use value rather than fair market value.

  • PT-283S  (PDF, 170.42 KB)

    Application for Current Use Assessment of Constructed Storm Water Wetlands Property
    Valuation of constructed storm water wetlands property at current use value rather than fair market value.

  • PT-283R  (PDF, 112.69 KB)

    Application for Current Use Assessment of Residential Transitional Property
    Valuation of residential transitional property at current use value rather than fair market value.

  • PT-283E  (PDF, 195.62 KB)

    Application for Current Use Assessment of Environmentally Sensitive Property
    Valuation of environmentally sensitive property at current use value rather than fair market value.

Personal Property

Dealers - Property Tax

  • PT-41 Dealers Statement of Sale of Mobile Home (PDF, 116.33 KB)

    Dealer's Statement of Sale of Mobile Home
    Completed by the dealer and submitted to the County Tax Commissioner upon the sale of a mobile home after January 1.

  • PT-507A Heavy-Duty Equipment Dealer Monthly Sales Return (PDF, 59.83 KB)

    Heavy-Duty Equipment Dealer Monthly Sales Return
    Completed by the selling dealer and submitted to the County Tax Commissioner of each purchaser located within the State no later than thirty (30) days after the last day of the month.

  • PT-507B Heavy-Duty Equipment Motor Vehicle Tax Computation Form (PDF, 86.82 KB)

    Heavy-Duty Equipment Motor Vehicle Tax
    Calculated by selling dealer and tax collected from the out-of-state purchaser by the dealer at the time of sale and remitted the County Tax Commissioner no later than last day of the month following sale.