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Hart County tax appraiser outlines 2025 digest, new homestead filing window; commissioners set tentative millage rate
Summary
Tax Appraiser Shane Hicks told the Board the 2025 digest is largely complete, new law lets missed homestead claims be filed during the 45‑day appeal window, personal‑property audits are under way, and commissioners voted to use last year’s millage rate as the tentative rate.
Hart County Tax Appraiser Shane Hicks told the Board of Commissioners on July 22 that staff completed a heavy year of reprogramming and audits following voter approval of HB 581 and a state law change that affects homestead filings. Hicks said assessment notices were approved and would be printed and mailed beginning Aug. 4, and that a law effective July 1 allows taxpayers who missed the April 1 homestead-filing deadline to file during the 45‑day appeal window.
Why it matters: Changes to homestead eligibility and how values are calculated can affect homeowners’ tax bills and the county’s digest, and the Department of Revenue audits can change utility assessments and the county’s…
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