by Habersham’s 2025 tax digest will be discussed at the upcoming Board of Tax Assessors meeting on Monday, July 14. The assessors must approve the digest before it is approved by the county’s tax commissioner.
“Right now, we are going through the digest and doing our edits and trying to get our calculations right,” Chief Appraiser Joan Church told Now Habersham last week.
As reported by County Manager Tim Sims during the
Board of Commissioners meeting on June 30
, the vendor responsible for working the tax assessment software mistakenly increased the county’s exemptions introduced by GA House Bill 581. Church said that the mistake has been a cause for delay while completing the digest. Church said they hoped to have those issues resolved by Monday’s meeting.
Church expects increased, frozen values
The Chief Appraiser warned that the digest will show increased property values for Habersham residents. However, despite this increase, Church advised many property owners will not realize a difference on their tax bills because of the exemptions provided in HB 581.
“They will be paying on frozen values,” she said.
Once the tax digest is set, the county and municipalities can set their millage rates.
The Tax Assessors Board will meet at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, July 14, at the Habersham County Administration Building in Clarkesville.
