When you receive a Notice of Assessment (PT-306), you typically have 45-days after the printed notice date to file a tax appeal. For everyone’s convenience, that deadline date for filing a tax appeal is published on the upper-right hand corner of the notice. However, in larger counties, assessment notices are sometimes sent in batches over […]

In the Georgia PT-311A tax appeal form (aka Appeal of Assessment Form), “agent” refers to the person the property owner designates to work, communicate, and act on behalf of the property owner in a specific tax appeal. In the context of a tax appeal, “agent” does not mean real estate agent, insurance agent, or any […]

Each year, we receive in the mail these annoying, anonymous (or near anonymous) sales letters offering property owners the opportunity to sign up for their tax appeal services to help them save money on property taxes. And yet when I read through the letter trying to find out WHO is running this service and HOW […]

Having filed over 100 Georgia tax appeals for myself, my friends, and business associates and discussing tax appeals with property owners, this is where I see people seem get stuck and need help on. They don’t know how to find their county’s tax assessor website or find reliable information. They don’t know who to call […]

When I started filing my own tax appeals, I never considered that anyone besides myself would represent me and my properties. I assumed that if anyone who wanted to appeal their property taxes and wanted representation in their case, they would have to hire a lawyer. However, lawyers are expensive. Even beyond that, very few […]

I have a confession. I really dislike visiting government offices and I do my best to avoid it when possible. I prefer to take care of government business remotely using the Internet or phone. Unfortunately nowadays, it seems getting someone in city government who is knowledgeable, capable, and of some authority to provide straight, accurate, […]

The State of Georgia has 159 different counties each with their own local governments, elected officials, managers, employees, and staff. It also means that each county has “their own way ” of doing things. That means each county’s tax assessor office operates in their own unique way. No two tax assessor offices operate exactly the […]

In order to file a tax appeal, the Georgia Department of Revenue website instructs taxpayers to use the uniform PT-311A – Appeal of Assessment Form. Nearly every Georgia county tax assessors office website I visit, they provide a link to a tax appeal form. Here is the kicker. Many counties I follow has a different […]