Use this website! On the left side of your screen, select "Real Estate Data." Enter either your Parcel ID Number or your street address and hit Search. This will bring you to an Overview page which gives you basic information about your property. In the section called "Appeal Status" you will see the status of your appeal. Please note that it can take many months for us to process all appeals. We appreciate your patience as we give each appeal the attention it deserves.

All taxable properties will receive an Annual Assessment Notice at the end of May, 2011. If you do not agree with the "Current Year Value" shown on your Notice you will have 45 days to appeal. The appeal deadline date will be displayed on the Notice.

YES! Effective 2011 new legislation requires that all Georgia counties mail an Annual Assessment Notice to all of their taxable real estate properties every year.

When you receive the Annual Assessment Notice from our office at the end of May, you will have 45 days to appeal if you do not agree with the Current Value displayed. No form is required, but we have provided a form for your convenience. CLICK HERE for the Appeal Form.

If you prefer you may simply write a letter telling us that you are appealing, and if possible, explain why you disagree with our value. You are welcome to attach additional information you wish us to consider. Please include your Parcel ID Number, the street address of your property, and a daytime phone number. We cannot accept fax or email appeals! Please be sure to hand deliver or mail your appeal POSTMARKED BY THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE by the appeal deadline date shown on your Annual Assessment Notice.

Use this website! On the left side of your screen, select "Real Estate Data." Enter either your Parcel ID Number or your street address and hit Search. This will bring you to an Overview page which gives you basic information about your property. In the section called "Appeal Status" you will see the "Date Notice Mailed".

Legislation was recently passed which requires that we consider bank sales, among other things, in our calculations when we determine your appraisal. We include these sales in our sales ratio studies to give us a better idea of the market trends in your area. If we see that these sales are having an impact in your area, we will adjust your value. We will mail Annual Assessment Notices late May, 2011.

No, the Real Estate Property Tax Return has nothing to do with your Federal Income Tax Return. The Real Estate Property Tax Return is an opportunity for you to declare what you believe to be the value of your property, and it used to be the only way to insure that you would have the right to appeal in the current year. However, new legislation was recently passed which guarantees you the right to appeal each year! Starting 2011, every Georgia county is now required to mail Annual Assessment Notices to all taxable real estate property owners every year, giving you 45 days to appeal if you do not agree with the Current Value displayed on the Notice. DeKalb County is scheduled to mail our 2011 Annual Assessment Notices in late May, 2011. If you want to appeal your value, please look for your Annual Assessment Notice in late May and follow the instructions for filing an appeal. CLICK HERE for more information on the Appeal Process.

Recent legislation standardizes the Property Tax Return season throughout Georgia to be January 1 through April 1 each year. DeKalb County's former deadline was March 1. Real Estate Property Tax Returns are no longer necessary for insuring your right to appeal, but you are welcome to file a Return if you choose. Business Personal Property Tax Returns are still required every year, as these Returns contain valuable information for setting values each year. Please check this website in January for the Return forms.

If you have applied for the Homestead Base Freeze Exemption, you are exempted any amount of your fair market value which EXCEEDS the Homestead Base Value (HSBase). The HSBase value is determined when you apply for the exemption, by taking the previous year's final assessment and freezing it, or in the case of new parcels or new construction, the current year's assessment and freezing it. The HSBase value will be used to calculate the county portion of your property tax bill, but the school portion is still based on your current fair market value.

Even though your HSBase value is frozen, we are still required by law to appraise your property at its fair market value each year. Starting in 2011 we are required to mail an Annual Assessment Notice to you every year, giving you the right to appeal.

No. In the case where the new year's fair market value is LOWER than the HSBase value, the HSBase value will not be changed, but will simply not be used for that year. The entire bill will be based on the new, lower value for that tax year. If in the future the fair market value again increases over the HSBase value, the exemption would again apply (as described above). EXAMPLE:

2010 HSBase Value $100,000
2010 Fair Market Value $125,000
The value of the HSBase exemption is $25,000 for county purposes.
2010 HSBase Value $100,000
2010 Fair Market Value $90,000.
The value of the HSBase exemption is $0, because the entire bill will be based on $90,000
2011 HSBase Value $100,000
2011 Fair Market Value $120,000
The value of the HSBase exemption will be $20,000 for county purposes in the new year.

To apply for the Homestead Base Freeze Exemption, or any Homestead exemption, please contact the Tax Commissioner's office at (404) 298-4000, or CLICK HERE