Pickens County Chief Tax Appraiser Roy Dobbs says the property tax value freeze is confusing and will be a long term disappointment to property owners. According to Dobbs there are a few 'nothing is set' and 'wait and see' items creating confusion for tax offices across the state. I think this can be interpreted as we know how much money we have to collected, now we have to do the 5th grade math to calculate our millage rate. The lawsuit filed against DeKalb county may give other counties an indication of how much leeway they have.
He freely admits that "Property taxes are not frozen....it's only the assessments." It probably is reasonable to believe that most Georgians will not see a decrease in their property taxes and many in fact may pay more than prior years.
The most frustrating thing about the tax appraiser's comments is this: 'Tax bills are dictated by budgets.' This isn't really news, but it still is frustrating. Every business and household starts with projected available resources and budgets how to spend, but local governements create a spending plan and then work backwords to shake the revenue out of the taxpayers' pockets.
Is it any wonder that surveys typically reveal property taxes are the most hated of all other types of taxes?
He freely admits that "Property taxes are not frozen....it's only the assessments." It probably is reasonable to believe that most Georgians will not see a decrease in their property taxes and many in fact may pay more than prior years.
The most frustrating thing about the tax appraiser's comments is this: 'Tax bills are dictated by budgets.' This isn't really news, but it still is frustrating. Every business and household starts with projected available resources and budgets how to spend, but local governements create a spending plan and then work backwords to shake the revenue out of the taxpayers' pockets.
Is it any wonder that surveys typically reveal property taxes are the most hated of all other types of taxes?
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