Have you received your property tax assessments from Douglas County? Has your assessment increase? You can appeal!

You have a right to appeal the value to the county tax assessors either followed by an appeal to the board of equalization or to arbitration and in either case, to appeal to the Superior Court.

If you wish to file an appeal, you must do so in writing no later than 45 days after the date of the notice. If you miss the dead line, your right to appeal will be lost for this year.

To file an appeal contact: Lynn Corkill or Benny Waldrop at 770-920-7228

Property Tax Guide For The Georgia Taxpayer

Taxpayer Bill of Rights

(SB 177, Act 431, 1999 Session)

Act 431 was signed April 30, 1999 with a January 1, 2000 effective date.

The bill has two main thrusts:

·        prevention of indirect tax increases resulting from increases to existing property values in county due to inflation,

·        an 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.

Douglasville Ga.-April 18, 2008: James Bell, Director of the Douglas County Taxpayers Coalition (DCTC) (www.DouglasTaxes.com) asked the Douglasville, Georgia City Council to move the proposed property tax bond vote from Tuesday September 16 to November’s General Election date.

Bell made his views known at the Thursday night city council work session in response to agenda item 8.1 to adopt a resolution on for a referendum on a General Obligation Bond to pay for the proposed “Public Safety and Municipal Court Building”.

March 18, 2008
From James Bell, Director DCTC

Hello,

Thank you for your support of the Douglas County Taxpayers Coalition (DCTC).

Last year was a busy time for us. We focused on the March 2007 $150 million school bond vote which voters approved. It’s difficult, but not impossible, to push back on school bonds. With the threat of over-growth, most voters saw an opportunity to attempt to stay ahead of the growth by building new schools.

The public is invited to attend this informative meeting and share their thoughts concerning taxation.

When: March 20, 2008 – 7:00pm (Dinner 6:30pm)

Where: Hudson Hickory House BBQ (Bankhead Hwy Downtown Douglasville)

Why: To discuss tax reform & the 2008 Georgia Legislative Session – Candidates for the 2008 Elections – SPLOST III – County/City Consolidation and other tax related issues.

Contact: James Bell

404-452-4668