Fulton County’s Board of Assessors says a formula error caused an incorrect estimated total property tax amount to appear on some property tax assessment notices sent to Fulton County property owners last week.

Preliminary analysis suggests that parcels in the city of Atlanta were affected. The Board of Assessors is working to determine if any other properties were impacted by the glitch.  The information on the property tax assessment notices is believed to be correct with the exception of the total tax estimate listed at the bottom of the property tax assessment form.

These property tax assessment notices are not tax bills. Property owners can expect to receive their tax bills this fall as they have in years past.  A new state law passed last year required counties to issue a property tax assessment notice to every homeowner annually. The law also required counties to use last year’s millage rate in their calculations.

Property owners are encouraged to compare the 2011 appraised value of their property to the value listed on last year’s tax bill. If your 2011 appraised value did not change, and your applicable millage rates remained the same, the likelihood is that your 2011 tax bill will not change. If your 2011 appraised value decreased, and your applicable millage rates remained the same, the likelihood is that your 2011 tax bill will decrease as well.

Fulton County is hosting a series of public meetings to educate the public on these assessment notices.

Friday, May 13 – 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.        
South Service Center 
5600 Stonewall Tell Road, Suite 224                
College Park, GA 30349

Saturday, May 14 – 9:30 a.m. -11:00 a.m.       
Creek View Elementary School                         
3995 Webb Bridge Road                                  
Alpharetta, GA 30005                                     

Friday, May 20 – 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.         
North Service Center                                       
7741 Roswell Road, NE Suite 261                     
Atlanta, GA 30350                                        

Saturday, May 21 – 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.       
Harriett G. Darnell Senior Multipurpose Facility   
677 Fairburn Rd. NW
Atlanta, GA 30318 

Friday, June 3 - 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Fulton County Government Center
141 Pryor Street, Assembly Hall
Atlanta, GA 30303

Saturday, June 4 – 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Dorothy C. Benson Senior Multipurpose Complex
6500 Vernon Woods Drive
Atlanta, GA 30331

Thursday, June 9 – 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Auburn Avenue Research Library
101 Auburn Avenue, NE
Atlanta, GA 30303

Saturday, June 11 – 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
H.J.C. Bowden Senior Multipurpose Facility
2885 Church Street
East Point, GA 30344