The Truth About Liens
Feb 14, 2013 Comments Off on The Truth About Liens ManagerWhen a lien is placed on a property it means, for whatever reason, the property owner failed to pay taxes owed. When I first became Tax Commissioner, the County, Atlanta City Schools, Fulton County Schools, and the City of Atlanta were owed more than $200,000,000 in uncollected taxes. The millage rate was raised year after ...
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New Vehicle Tax
Feb 13, 2013 Comments Off on New Vehicle Tax ManagerNEW VEHICLE TAX WILL PHASE OUT VEHICLE “BIRTHDAY TAX”. What does the new law say about my Ad Valorem taxes for my vehicle? Beginning March 1, 2013, those who purchase and title vehicles in Georgia will be exempt from sales tax and the annual ad valorem tax based on a new law (House Bill 386), passed ...
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Understanding Your Property Taxes
Jun 21, 2012 Comments Off on Understanding Your Property Taxes ManagerThe Duties And Responsibilities Of Fulton County Tax Offices. The Tax Commissioner takes the appraised value and the exemption status provided by the Board of Tax Assessors, along with the millage rates set by the Board of Commissioners and other Governing Authorities, to calculate taxes for each property, and mails bills to owners at the addresses ...
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Ferdinand Works to Send Tax Dollars Directly to Schools
Jun 21, 2012 Comments Off on Ferdinand Works to Send Tax Dollars Directly to Schools ManagerArthur E. Ferdinand - Fulton County Tax Commissioner Spring, 2008 - The Georgia Supreme Court in an unanimous decision recently ruled the use of school tax revenue for purposes other than education is not allowed under the Georgia Constitution. The case was argued by Attorney John Woodham who successfully fought to prevent school tax revenue from being used ...
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The Tax Commissioner routinely addresses taxpayers and future taxpayers at schools, neighborhood associations, senior centers, civic, business, professional and social clubs, and the Citizen’s University of Fulton County.
If you wish to have him address your group, please provide the needed information to schedule an appearance. Please make request at least two weeks in advance.