Normal monthly Board of Assessors meetings are held
the second Thursday of each month at 8:30 am.

If you would like to be placed on the agenda to speak at a meeting,
please notify our office at least one week prior to meeting date.

The next meeting will be
August 15 , 2024 @8:30am

NOTICE:
BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2023
Agent Letter of Authorization

A letter of authorization must be on file in the Tax Assessors' office before a return, appeal or any other documentation is accepted from an agent on behalf of a property owner.
A new authorization must be submitted for each tax digest year. The digest year must be referenced within the letter. The letter must be printed or typed legibly. The letter must be signed and dated by the property owner or corporate officer and the officer's title should accompany the signature.

Assessors Office
The Assessors Office primary mission is to prepare a fair and equitable tax digest in accordance with applicable laws and professional standards. The Tax Digest is the assessment of all real and tangible personal property subject to taxation in Bartow County.

The Board of Assessors was established by state law to determine the fair market value of all real and personal property in the county for property tax purposes. Property taxation is based on the concept that persons should share the cost of government according to their ability to pay. In the property tax system, ability to pay is measured by the value of property.

The Board of Assessors determines the estimate of property value and this process is called the “Appraised Value” of property. The board then applies the statutory 40% to that appraisal to generate the “Assessed Value” on which taxes are based.