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Miller County GA Tax Assessor, Town of Colquitt
- 08/06/2017
- Posted by: Myers Jackson
- Category: Community News

Miller County GA Tax Assessor,
Town of Colquitt
Miller County GA Tax Assessor, Town of Colquitt for Real Property the Miller County Tax Assessor is the place with answers. But did you know that Miller County was named after GA state Senator (1836-1856) Andrew J. Miller (1806-1856), is Miller County-the 117th county in Georgia.
Miller County GA Tax Assessor, Town of Colquitt
When it comes to questions about taxes, the “The office of the Board of Assessors maintains records of all properties within the county, the property owners and the fair market value of the property. This Board directs a staff of appraisers and appraisal clerks to obtain and manage these records. The appraisal staff obtains information from building permits and other sources, then visits the properties where improvements have been made or for verification of incorrect information.
More about the Miller County Ga Tax Assessor
The appraisal staff is also instructed to review all characteristics of each property within the county to insure the accuracy of the property record. In addition to establishing value for real and personal property, the Board is ordered by the Georgia state law to submit a tax digest (a compilation of all property values, motor vehicle values, timber values, and exemption amounts) to the State Revenue Commissioner at the Department of Revenue. The Miller County GA, Board of Tax Assessors is also designated to receive property tax returns for real and personal property and applications for various homestead exemptions, conservation use valuation, preferential agriculture assessment, conservation use assessment of residential transitional property, free port exemption, and applications for exempt property. It is the duty of the Board to determine the eligibility of these applications. “*
Miller County GA Tax Assessor, Town of Colquitt
Numerous are the purposes and duties of the Georgia Board of Tax Assessors. Some of these are: ensuring properties are filed and assessed at their fair market value and that the taxpayers pay only their proportionate share of taxes as per OCGA 48-5-306, maintaining the county’s maps, the training of and continuing education of appraisers as per OCGA 48-5-263, 267 and 268, various investigations, assessments, approvals or denials of varying applications, or determinations of eligibility.
Miller County GA Tax Assessor, Town of Colquitt
There are stipulations involved in becoming a member of the Board of Assessors. Qualifications such as “Members must reside in Miller County within 6 months after taking the oath of office as a member of the Board; must be 21 years of age or older; must hold a high school diploma or its equivalent; must be able to attend required courses given by Georgia Department of Revenue, to obtain Assessors Certification; experience in the appraisal field, property taxation, or some career/profession with extensive knowledge (or capability) of vast topics/aspects that may cross the duties of the Board of Assessors.”
Miller County GA Tax Assessor, Town of Colquitt
* There are restrictions including “not being related to a member of the county governing authority in one or more of the following degrees: mother or mother-in-law, father or father-in-law, sister or sister-in-law, brother or brother-in-law, grandmother or grandmother-in-law, grandfather or grandfather-in-law, son or son-in-law, daughter or daughter-in-law.”*
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Miller County GA Tax Assessor, Town of Colquitt
Current members are: William Smith (Chairman), William M. Middleton Sr. (Vice Chair.), Michael R. Warren (Assessor), Ronnie Everson (Assessor), Dennis Haire (Assessor) and Cody Hamilton (Chief Appraiser).
The Miller County Board of Tax Assessors office is open to the public from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm Monday through Friday at 111 N. First Street, Colquitt, GA 39837 or by calling 229-758-4100 or by email at boachief@millercountyga.com.*= Source: www.millercountyga.org/taxassessor.htm
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