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Homestead Exemptions

Property owners may now file for homestead exemptions year 'round.  To apply for a homestead exemption for the 2010 tax year, property owners must submit their applications by March 1, 2010. To qualify, homeowners will need to own and occupy the property as of January 1, 2010. Additionally, all vehicles must be registered in Gwinnett County.

Property owners who already receive an exemption and have had no ownership changes to their deed will not need to reapply. They will continue to receive their current exemption on property taxes.

For more information regarding homestead exemptions, including additional eligibility requirements for certain exemptions, click here.

To apply for a homestead exemption online, click here.

For additional information, contact the Department of Property Tax at 770-822-8800, 8:30 – 5:00, Monday – Friday.

Updated 1/21/2010

 

2010 Mobile Home Property Tax Payments

2010 mobile home property tax bills have been mailed, with payments due by May 1.  Mobile home decals will be issued when taxes are paid in full.  Customers may make payments at the main Property Tax Office at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, or at any one of the five tag office locations.  For locations and operating hours, please visit the Contact Us page.

Mobile home tax payments received after May 1 are subject to a 10% penalty, and after July 1, interest will begin to accrue on any unpaid balance at a rate of 1% per month.  For questions regarding mobile home bills, click here or call 770-822-8800.

Updated 1/21/2010

 

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners has adopted the final 2009 millage rate.

At a specially called meeting on the evening of December 1, 2009, the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners adopted the final 2009 millage rate.

Prior to the adoption, temporary 2009 tax bills were mailed pursuant to a temporary collection order issued by a Gwinnett County superior court judge.  In that collection order, a County millage rate total of 10.97 was mandated for the temporary billing.

At the December 1 meeting, the Board of Commissioners formally adopted a total County millage rate of 13.25, which represents an increase of 2.28 mills over the temporary collection order rate.

As a result, the Tax Commissioner’s Office will be required to bill Gwinnett County property owners for an additional County tax amount for 2009.  This additional amount will appear on a supplemental 2009 tax bill which will be mailed to property owners some time during the first half of 2010.  The additional amount will be due in one installment 60 days after the billing date.

Millage rates are determined by the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, the Board of Education, the State of Georgia and the various municipalities within the County.  The Tax Commissioner’s Office serves only as a billing and collection entity for these taxing authorities.

For questions about your tax bill or about homestead exemptions, please contact our office at 770-822-8800.  For other questions, contact the following:

  • County Millage Rates: Call the Board of Commissioners at 770-822-7000.
  • School Millage Rates: Call the Board of Education at 678-301-6200.
  • Real Property Values: Call the Tax Assessor’s Real Property division at 770-822-7200.
  • Personal Property Values: Call the Tax Assessor’s Personal Property division at 770-822-7220.

Updated 12/2/09

 

2009 temporary property tax bills have been mailed.

This was a temporary billing pending the adoption of a final 2009 millage rate and an approved tax digest.  Read below for details.

Tax bills mailed in September of 2009 were temporary bills.  The temporary tax bills were required because a final millage rate had not been set by the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners.  Property owners must have paid their temporary tax bills in full by November 16 to avoid interest and penalty charges.  

Homeowners across Georgia may have seen an increase in their 2009 tax bills unrelated to the County millage rate. Since 1999, the Georgia General Assembly and the Governor have provided a credit on property tax bills called the Homeowners Tax Relief Grant (HTRG).  In recent years, that credit resulted in an $84 - $275 reduction to your property tax bill.  Due to financial strains on the state budget, the Georgia General Assembly and the Governor did not fund this credit for 2009 property tax bills. While the HTRG credit may some day be reinstated by the General Assembly, it is not expected to be considered again until state revenues increase significantly. As a result, your tax bill may have increased accordingly.

You can determine the exact amount you saved in 2008 by locating the 'Tax Relief Credit' amount displayed on your 2008 tax bill. If your taxes are paid from an escrow account through your mortgage lender, you may want to notify them so the escrow payment amount can be adjusted.

In some cases, the fair market value of your property may have changed which impacted your assessment and the amount you owe.

“At a time when everyone is carefully watching their spending, an increase in property taxes is not good news,” said Katherine Meyer, Gwinnett Tax Commissioner.  “Since much of that increase is coming from an action that was taken at the state level, not the county, we want people to have the facts.”  

Updated 12/02/09

 

Did your property tax bill go up?

Since 1999, the Georgia General Assembly and the Governor have provided a credit on property tax bills called the Homeowners Tax Relief Grant (HTRG).  In recent years, that credit resulted in an $84 - $275 reduction to your property tax bill.

  • Due to financial strains on the state budget, the Georgia General Assembly and the Governor did not fund this credit for 2009 property tax bills. While the HTRG credit may some day be reinstated by the General Assembly, it is not expected to be considered again until state revenues increase significantly.
  • You can determine the exact amount you saved in 2008 by locating the 'Tax Relief Credit' amount displayed on your 2008 tax bill.
  • If your taxes are paid from an escrow account through your mortgage lender, you may want to notify them so the escrow payment amount can be adjusted accordingly.
  • In some cases, the fair market value of your property may have changed which impacted your assessment and the amount you owe.

Visit www.factsaboutpropertytax.com to learn more.

Updated 9/04/09

 

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