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What Milton property owners should know about Fulton County assessment notices
Summary
A City staff member explained that the June mailing from Fulton County is an assessment notice, not a tax bill; final tax bills arrive in the fall after millage rates and exemptions are applied. Property owners can appeal values within 45 days.
A city staff member told a Milton resident that the June mailing from Fulton County is an assessment notice showing the county's assessed fair market value, not a tax bill. The staff member said final tax bills are issued in the fall after the Board of Commissioners, the Board of Education and Milton City Council adopt millage rates used to calculate taxes owed to each jurisdiction.
The distinction matters because the assessment notice uses placeholder information and does not reflect the final taxes a property owner will pay. "That isn't a tax bill. It's an assessment notice from Fulton County," the city staff member said. The staff member added, "Around June, Fulton County mails out the notices to property owners showing the assessed value of their…
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