Important Dates to Know

The assessment date in Georgia is January 1st, meaning all property is valued and taxed according to ownership and its condition on January 1st of that tax year.

By law, the time requirements listed below cannot be extended by the Assessors Office.

January 1st - April 1st

Return Period

• Property Tax Return - All property owners are required by law to "return" their property every year. This means that they must file a declaration of current market value plus report any changes made to the property during the preceding year to with the assessors office. Failure to file a written return becomes an automatic "return" declaring that the status and value of the property is correct as determined by the assessors office for the preceding year. This is an official "return" and is treated as such.

• Special Use Assessments Applications - This covers Conservation or Preferential Agricultural use; Environmentally Sensitive; Historical; and others. You can receive guidelines for these program from the Assessor's Office.

• Personal Property Returns/Reporting Forms - Return of personal property owned to be assessed. Freeport Exemption Applications to be filed at this time.

May - June

Assessment Notices

 ASSESSMENT NOTICES WERE MAILED OUT 06/18/24 AND THE LAST DAY TO APPEAL WAS 08/02/24

Annual assessment notices are mailed during this time. You have 45 days from the postmarked date to make your appeal in writing to the Tax Assessors office.

You can now view Assessment Notices online for every parcel on our qPublic website.

Search for the desired property, then click the Assessment Notices 2024 (PDF) button on the report screen to display the current valuation details.

The last day to file an appeal for the 2024 tax year was August 2nd.

If you made a "return" on your property (January 1st - April 1st) the assessment notice is your answer to that return. The Board of Assessors reviewed your return and may or may not have made changes to your previous assessment. This information will be reflected on the notice you receive. The same 45 day period applies to file an appeal.

For more information on filing an appeal, please see the Appeals tab on the left.

October - December

Tax Bills

Once the digest is approved by the state, tax bills are issued from the Tax Commissioner's office. Tax bills are due 60 days from the date they are mailed. Payments and property tax matters are managed by the Bryan County      Tax Commissioner's office.

Board of Assessors Meetings

Each monthly meeting will be held at 12 noon the second Tuesday of each month and will alternate between Richmond Hill and Pembroke starting in Richmond Hill for the January meeting.

Richmond Hill meetings will be held at the 66 Captain Matthew Freeman Drive upstairs in the commissioners meeting room suite 224 unless a conflict presents itself.  You will be notified of any changes.

Pembroke meetings will be held at 15 North Courthouse Street in the assessors meeting room.