What is it? How and when do I file?
We have the answers for you.
If you purchased real estate property in 2019 and occupied it as your primary residence on January 1, 2020, you are potentially eligible to file for a homestead exemption.
What is Homestead Exemption?
Homestead exemption is a discount on your real estate property tax bill for an owner-occupied principal place of residence.
Am I Eligible?
If the property is your principal place of residence as of January 1, 2020, and you purchased last year (or any year prior), you are likely eligible to file for a homestead exemption with your county’s tax assessor’s office.
How much will it save me?
Savings vary depending upon where the property is located, but if you are eligible, you don’t want to miss the deadline for filing! A Savings on your tax bill is a good thing!
The deadline for filing is April 1st of this year for all counties in Georgia.
The best place to get information regarding filing instructions is from your county tax assessor’s office. If you are in a city, you may have to also file with the city (i.e. Cumming, Milton, Roswell, Alpharetta, etc).
Below are some of the websites for tax assessor’s offices for this area –
Fulton County –
Cherokee County –
https://www.cobbtax.org/property/exemptioninformationhttps://www.cherokeega.com/tax-assessors-office/homestead-exemptions/
Forsyth County –
https://www.forsythco.com/Departments-Offices/Board-of-Assessors/Homestead-Exemption
If your tax assessor’s website is not shown in the list above, a google search for your county’s tax assessor should quickly locate the necessary information for filing directions.
Congratulations again on your purchase and please let The Dinsmore Real Estate know if you have any questions about homestead exemption filings.
