The Tax Assessor's Office is responsible for investigating and inquiring into the property owned for the purposes of determining what real and personal property is subject to taxation and to require the proper return of the property for taxation in Gwinnett County.
In other words, the Tax Assessor’s Office is charged with generating the fair market values of properties and passing that information along to the Tax Commissioner. The Tax Commissioner’s Office then applies the millage rate, sends out the tax bill, and receives payments.
If you feel your property has been assigned too high a value for tax purposes, it is your right to file a tax return with the Tax Assessor’s Office and state the value you consider to be accurate. Tax returns may be filed any time between January 1 and March 1. If you file a return, you will be notified of whether the Assessor’s office agrees with your stated value through an Assessment Notice.
If you receive an Assessment Notice, whether generated through the filing of a tax return or through the Assessor’s annual property value update, you may appeal the assessed value within 30 days of the date of the notice.
For more information on filing tax returns and appealing value assessments, please visit the Tax Assessor’s website at www.Gwinnett-Assessor.com, email questions to Assessor@GwinnettCounty.com, or call 770-822-7200.
Duties of the Tax Assessor's Office
- Assesses and equalizes all assessments within the county
- Notifies taxpayers when changes are made to the value of the property
- Receives and reviews all appeals filed
- Ensures that the appeal process proceeds properly
- Receives property tax returns and approves all exemptions
- Makes all name and ownership changes.
- Researches and corrects all inactive accounts on closed businesses and boats or airplanes moved out of Gwinnett County.