KW Atlanta Peachtree Road Office Real Estate Legal Tip:

Georgia 2010 Filing Deadlines Coming Soon!

DeKalb County:

Homestead Exemption:  March 1, 2010 

http://web.co.dekalb.ga.us/taxcommissioner/index.asp?pg=homestead

Property Tax Return:  March 1, 2010 

http://web.co.dekalb.ga.us/PropertyAppraisal/forms.html#;

Gwinnett County:

Homestead Exemption:  March 1, 2010 

http://gwinnetttaxcommissioner.manatron.com/Tabs/Property/HomesteadExemption.aspx

Property Tax Return:  March 1, 2010 

http://www.gwinnettcounty.com/cgi-bin/gwincty/egov/ep/gcbrowse.do?channelId=-61080&pageTypeId=536880236 

Fayette County:

Homestead Exemption: Prior to April 1, 2010

(must file in person at the tax commissioner’s office)

Property Tax Return:  April 1, 2010

http://www.fayettecountytaxcomm.com/subpages/taxpayers_Return.asp

Other Counties:  On or before April 1, 2010

Note:  If a property is also located within a city with separate taxes, each city has its own deadlines and requirements, especially for senior exemptions, low income, or disability exemptions.  Some of the city deadlines are as early as February 26, 2010 (the Friday before Monday, March 1, 2010).

Don’t wait until the last minute!

Presented by Leigh Clack, Attorney

Neel & Robinson Attorneys at Law, LLC

lenox@neelandrobinson.com

22 Lenox Pointe, Atlanta, GA  30324

404-705-3690    fax  404-404-705-3697

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