Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 560-11-2-.37 — Property Tax Credit - Ad Valorem Tax Bills

Beginning with the tax year 1975, each county tax commissioner or collector shall prepare and furnish to each taxpayer owing State, County or County School taxes a tax bill showing the total amount of such taxes levied for the current tax year, the dollar amount of property tax credit computed for the taxpayer, the net amount of such taxes due by the taxpayer for the current year, the amount of the total property tax relief grant authorized to the county not credited to taxpayers under the terms of the Act of the General Assembly, a statement that the tax credit is a result of the passage of the Act of the General Assembly, and a statement of the taxpayer claiming his entitlement to the credit and certifying that all credits claimed do not exceed $1,000. Appropriate standard tax bill forms shall be furnished by the State Revenue Commissioner. Provided, however, that any county tax commissioner or collector desiring to prepare and furnish tax bill forms other than the standard form furnished by the State Revenue Commissioner is hereby authorized to do so provided the form actually used reflects the information required herein, including the taxpayer certification form, and provided the tax commissioner or collector receives prior written approval from the State Revenue Commissioner before such forms are used. In those instances where county property taxes are authorized by law to be paid to the tax collector or commissioner in installment payments, the property tax relief provided for herein shall be calculated and shown as a credit against the last installment of county property taxes owed for the current year. In those instances where the county property taxes are paid to the county tax collector or commissioner by a mortgagee (lender) for its borrowers, the mortgagee (lender) may make the required certification to the tax collector or commissioner on behalf of its borrowers at the time the taxes are paid for the current tax year. Such certifications made by mortgagees (lenders) shall be in a form acceptable to the tax collector or tax commissioner. Provided, however, that under the terms of the Act granting such credits and under the terms of this Regulation, the responsibility of the mortgagee who pays taxes on behalf of its borrowers extends only to making the certification on behalf of its borrowers at the time the taxes are paid as required herein, and the responsibility for the correctness of such certification on behalf of individual taxpayers rests with the taxpayers. Cite as Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 560-11-2-.37 Authority: Ga. L. 1937-38, Extra Sess., pp. 77, et seq. , as amended; Ga. Code Ann., Secs. 92-8405, 8406, 8409, 8427; Act No. 610, 1975 Session of General Assembly. History. Original Rule was filed on May 17, 1973; effective June 6, 1973. Amended: Filed June 11, 1975; effective July 1, 1975.