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Rockdale tax commissioner outlines HB 581 changes as resident urges budget cut instead of opting out
Summary
Rockdale County Tax Commissioner Tisa Smart Washington briefed the school board on how HB 581 will change property valuation, homestead freezes and rollback-rate timing; a public speaker urged the board to cut the schools' budget by 5% rather than opt out of HB 581.
At a Rockdale County Board of Education work session in December, Rockdale County Tax Commissioner Tisa Smart Washington briefed the board on how House Bill 581 will change property valuation and the timing of tax notices and rollback calculations.
Washington told the board the law will remove the estimated tax amount from the assessment notice and change how appeals and valuation freezes work for homestead properties. “There will no longer be an estimated tax on the assessment notice,” she said, adding that the homestead valuation freeze created by the new law applies only to homestead properties and not to rental or commercial properties.
Why it matters: HB 581 alters when taxpayers first learn their tax obligation,…
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