Georgia’s property tax appeal process will soon change; a new bill will modify the existing procedure and introduce hearing officers funded with county funds.

Representatives from the ACCG (Association County Commissioners of Georgia) met at the Calhoun Depot on Monday, July 26, to inform regional politicians about bills that would affect property and sales taxes if passed.

State Senate Bill 346, which passed on June 1 and will go into effect Jan. 1 of next year, proposes a series of changes regarding the property value appeals process.

Previously, appealing to a board of equalization or submitting a non-binding separate appraisal were the only appeals processes available. The new law keeps the board of equalization in place and introduces two separate appeals processes: one involving a hearing officer, the other invoking a binding separate appraisal.

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