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DeKalb County adopts 2025 millage rates; EHOS sales-tax credit reduces many homeowners' county bills
Summary
After a third public hearing July 8, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners approved a substitute set of millage rates for 2025. County staff said the Equalized Homestead Option Sales tax (EHOS) will provide a 100% credit on the two countywide millage components for most homestead properties, producing a net county tax decrease for many owners.
The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners on July 8 adopted substitute millage rates for 2025 after a third public hearing and staff presentation on how the county’s tax digest, exemptions and the county’s EHOS sales-tax credit interact.
County finance staff explained the millage concept and presented the recommended substitute that calculates combined millage levies for the unincorporated area at a total of 20.81 mills. The presenter emphasized that, because DeKalb County applies the Equalized Homestead Option Sales tax (EHOS) as a 100% credit against the two countywide…
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