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Romona Vaifale, Chief Appraiser
P.O. Box 189
Irwinton, GA 31042
(478) 946-2076
Shannon Knight, Appraiser I
Paula Knowles, Real Property Appraiser III
Board of Assessors
Marian Burney, Chair
Felton Swicord, Vice Chair
Phillip Adams
Thomas E. Coussons
Gloria Strange
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Tax Assessors Office
The Tax Assessor’s office is responsible for the maintenance of real property and non-homesteaded mobile home records, including transfers of ownership, mailing addresses of owners, and county tax maps. This office also administers records of personal property subject to taxation, which includes persons, firms, and corporations. On an annual basis and in accordance with state law, the Tax Assessor’s office is responsible for preparing and certifying the digest, which contains individual property assessments, to the State Revenue Commissioner.
The Tax Assessor’s office must furnish each taxing jurisdiction within the county with an annual official digest.
Board of Assessors Meetings: 1st Wednesday of each month at 9:30am in the Courthouse *except for special called meetings if needed
APRIL 1, 2023 Deadlines
- FILE FOR A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION
- FILE A PT50R (REAL PROPERTY RETURN)
- FILE FOR THE CONSERVATION USE, FOREST LAND PROTECTION, AND PREFERENTIAL COVENANTS
NOTICE TO ALL TAXPAYERS: PURSUANT TO OCGA48-5-311 – As a result of Wilkinson County having more than 3% of their total digest under appeal for 2016 this shall serve as notice that the Board of Assessors has an additional 180 days to respond to appeals.
PUBLIC NOTICE : THIS IS TO SERVE PUBLIC NOTICE THAT THE WILKINSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HAS ADOPTED A “TIMBER HARVESTING NOTIFICATION ORDINANCE”. AS OF APRIL 1, 2009 ANY INDIVIDUAL OR COMPANY THAT IS ENGAGED IN HARVESTING OF TIMBER IN WILKINSON COUNTY, GEORGIA WILL BE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE WILKINSON COUNTY TAX ASSESSORS OFFICE OF THEIR INTENT TO HARVEST TIMBER IN WILKINSON COUNTY, GEORGIA. THIS NOTIFICATION MAY BE DONE IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
ANY TIMBER HARVESTING CONTRACTOR SHALL GIVE 48 HOURS TELEPHONE NOTICE OR 3 DAY WRITTEN NOTIFICATION, VIA EMAIL, FIRST CLASS MAIL OR IN PERSON TO THE WILKINSON COUNTY TAX ASSESSORS OFFICE, OF WHERE TREES READY TO BE HARVESTED ARE STANDING PRIOR TO HARVESTING SAID TREES.
THIS TIMBER HARVESTING NOTIFICATION IS PROVIDED FOR BY THE OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA ANNOTATED, SECTION 12-6-24.
A COPY OF THE TIMBER HARVESTING NOTIFICATION ORDINANCE MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE WILKINSON COUNTY TAX ASSESSORS OFFICE.
THERE IS NO COST ATTACHED TO THIS ORDINANCE.
FOR ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDINANCE PLEASE CONTACT THE WILKINSON COUNTY TAX ASSESSORS OFFICE AT (478)946-2076
THIS IS TO SERVE AS PUBLIC NOTICE TO THE CITIZENS OF WILKINSON COUNTY, GEORGIA:
As of April 1, 2009 Wilkinson County will require building permit to be issued on all construction in the unincorporated areas of the county. Construction is defined as an improvement to land, including but not limited to residential homes, commercial buildings, industrial buildings, rooms, garages, bath houses, barns, decks, picnics shelters, storage buildings, in ground pools and telecommunications, but does not include remodeling or other work performed in the interior of an existing structure. A Construction Permit shall be issued if the construction is consistent with the applicable laws and ordinances of Wilkinson County. The Construction Permit shall be obtained prior to the start of construction. The cost of the Construction Permit shall be $25.00. This permit will be issued in the Tax Assessor’s Office.
Senate Bill 346 and your new Notice of Assessment
This Senate Bill charged the Assessor’s Office with mailing out assessment notices annually. We also have to provide the taxpayer with an estimate of the taxes; this estimate will be made with the prior year’s millage rate. It is designed to be more open for the taxpayer and give the taxpayer an annual notice to review and appeal their assessment if needed.
It also charged the counties to use a uniform assessment notice that is the same in all 159 counties, as well as a uniform appeal form that can be obtained from our office or the Georgia Department of Revenue’s website. You may still appeal in writing by letter within the 45 day time frame. You can now choose to take your appeal to the Board of Equalization, Arbitration or before a Hearing Officer.
Please contact our office for more information regarding the appeals procedures.
Our office and staff are striving to be more taxpayer friendly and to assist the taxpayers of Wilkinson County.
If you have any questions or concerns at all about your 2011 assessment notice, please contact our office and speak to one of the appraisers.
Please remember that during this 45 day open assessment time our books are once again open for you to file for and receive covenants that will reflect on your 2011 tax bill.
Should you have any further questions, please contact our office.
The Board of Assessors is charged with the responsibility of locating, identifying, and appraising all real and personal property as well as non-homestead mobile homes in Wilkinson County at its just and fair valuation, on an annual basis, and for ensuring that all valuations between the individual taxpayers are fairly and justly equalized in accordance with state law and administrative procedures.
The Board is constituted of five qualified assessors who are certified by the State Revenue Commissioner. The Chief Appraiser is the administrative head of the department with the added responsibilities of receiving tax returns and exemption applications. The Chief Appraiser also receives applications for the Wilkinson County homestead exemption.
(including County, State, Board of Education and City if applicable)
| County | 32.082 |
| Allentown | 37.082 |
| Danville | 32.082 |
| Gordon | 36.727 |
| Irwinton | 37.892 |
| Ivey | 37.47 |
| McIntyre | 35.302 |
| Toomsboro | 37.599 |