Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 560-11-2-.55 — Annual Notice of Assessment - Contents

(1) Form PT-306, as prescribed by the Commissioner, shall be the annual notice of current assessment sent to the taxpayer in accordance with the requirements as set forth in O.C.G.A. § 48-5-306 . (a) A county's board of tax assessors shall also send form PT-306 when any corrections or changes, including valuation increases or decreases or equalizations have been made by the board to personal property tax returns. (b) Any alteration or deviation from form PT-306 must receive written approval from the Commissioner prior to use by a county board of tax assessors. (c) Requests for consideration for an alternate design shall be submitted in writing to the Director of Georgia Department of Revenue's Local Government Services Division. The Local Government Services Division Director shall respond in writing within sixty (60) days of request. Failure of the Local Government Services Division Director to respond within sixty (60) days does not constitute acceptance of the alternate design. (2) A county board of tax assessors may elect to provide electronic transmissions of all notices required under O.C.G.A. § 48-5-306 to the taxpayer. (a) If so provided, the electronic transmission system must have secure file transfer and the capability to ensure authentication and verification of receipt by the taxpayer. (b) A county's board of tax assessors may request guidance and review from the Commissioner regarding the selected means of electronic transmissions. The county board of tax assessors' responsibility is the security, authentication, and verification of the electronic transmissions. (3) The terms on form PT-306 shall have the following meaning: (a) Notice Date - Actual mailing date of notice. (b) Property Owner and Mailing Address - Property Owner's name as appears on the deed of transfer and the mailing address for which the tax bill is to be sent. (c) Covenant Year - Beginning year and abbreviated code for specialized assessment valuation notation as indicated in the following: (i) EZ-Enterprise Zone, (ii) PREF-Preferential, (iii) HIST-Historical, (iv) BR-Brownfield, (v) FLPA-Forest Land Protection Act, and (vi) CU-Conservation Use, which includes the categories below: (I) Environmentally Sensitive, (II) Residential Transitional, and (III) Conservation Use Covenant. (d) Homestead - If homestead exists, the text "YES" plus the code associated with type of exemption, if no homestead exists, the text "NONE." (e) Other Value - Taxable value of property pursuant to any specialized assessment program or covenant. (f) Reasons for Notice - Code and associated description containing a simple, nontechnical description of the basis for the new current assessment. (g) Taxing Authority - Jurisdiction levying taxes; fee description; Title for subtotals for total county due and total city due. (h) Other Exemption - Assessed Value reduction resulting from any non-homestead reason such as current use assessment or Freeport Exemption. (i) Estimated Tax - Taxes calculated based on jurisdiction's ad valorem tax millage rate, multiplied by the net taxable value; or in the case of fees, the amount of the fee; total county due and/or total city due. All taxes and fees are rounded to two (2) decimal places. (4) Should a taxpayer elect to appeal their annual assessment, Form PT-311A may be used. Cite as Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 560-11-2-.55 Authority: Ga. Code Ann. Secs. 91A-14, 91A-215. O.C.G.A. Secs. 48-5-306 , 91A-14, 91A-215. History. Original Rule entitled "Annual Assessment Notice - Contents" adopted. F. June 20, 1980; eff. July 10, 1980. Amended: F. Aug. 22, 1980; eff. Sept. 11, 1980. Repealed: New Rule entitled "Annual Notice of Assessment - Contents" adopted. F. Nov. 30, 2010; eff. Dec. 20, 2010. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Mar. 16, 2011; eff. Apr. 5, 2011.