Georgia mails your Annual Notice of Assessment every spring — and gives you just 45 days from the mail date to appeal. Miss it, and you pay whatever the county says. Our free tools help you check your value, build comparable-sales evidence, and file Form PT-311A with confidence.
Your Annual Notice of Assessment shows the county's fair market value. The 45-day clock starts on the mail date printed on it — not the day you open it.
Pull comparable sales from your county's qPublic records with our free scraper tool, then organize them in the comps worksheet below.
File your appeal with the county Board of Tax Assessors — choose Board of Equalization (free, most common), Hearing Officer, or arbitration.
Present your comps and condition evidence at the BOE hearing. Win, and O.C.G.A. 48-5-299(c) freezes your value for the next two years.
Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 48-5-311) gives no extensions. The appeal is deemed filed on the USPS postmark date, statutory overnight delivery, or e-filing where the county allows it. Send it certified mail and keep the receipt.
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Georgia assesses at 40% of fair market value; millage is applied to assessed value. The effective-rate default (0.92%) approximates the statewide average — enter your own county's effective rate for a tighter estimate. Estimates only; not tax advice.
Enter recent sales of similar homes (or import a CSV from our free qPublic scraper). The worksheet computes price per square foot and a suggested value for your property.
| Address | Sale Date | Sale Price ($) | Sq Ft | $/Sq Ft |
|---|
| Item | Georgia Rule |
|---|---|
| Appeal window | 45 days from the mail date on your Annual Notice of Assessment (O.C.G.A. § 48-5-311) |
| Form | PT-311A — Appeal of Assessment (or a letter stating the grounds) |
| File with | Your County Board of Tax Assessors — never the Department of Revenue |
| Venues | Board of Equalization (free) · Hearing Officer (non-homestead ≥$500k) · Nonbinding arbitration |
| After a win | O.C.G.A. 48-5-299(c): value frozen for 2 additional years |
| Next level | Superior Court appeal within 30 days of BOE decision |
| Records | Most counties publish parcel data on qPublic (Schneider Geospatial) — see our free scraper |