There is a newer version
of
this Section
2021 Georgia Code
Title 48 - Revenue and Taxation
Chapter 5 - Ad Valorem Taxation of Property
Article 5 - Uniform Property Tax Administration and Equalization
Part 2 - County Boards of Tax Assessors
§ 48-5-301. Time for Presentation of Returns by Tax Receiver or Tax Commissioner
Universal Citation:
GA Code § 48-5-301 (2021)
Learn more
This media-neutral citation is based
on the American Association of Law Libraries Universal Citation Guide and is not
necessarily the official citation.
- Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, not later than April 11 in each year the tax receiver or tax commissioner of each county shall present the tax returns of the county for the current year to the county board of tax assessors.
- In all counties having a population of not less than 81,300 nor more than 89,000 according to the United States decennial census of 1990 or any future such census, the tax receiver or tax commissioner of each such county shall present the tax returns of the county for the current year to the county board of tax assessors not later than March 11 of that year.
(Ga. L. 1913, p. 123, § 1; Code 1933, § 92-6902; Ga. L. 1945, p. 423, § 1; Code 1933, § 91A-1431, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 309, § 2; Ga. L. 1979, p. 538, § 4; Ga. L. 1982, p. 575, §§ 4, 11; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 48; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1187, § 1.)
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Injunction against unlawful or arbitrary valuations. - When an increase in the valuations of realty returned by taxpayers is not for the purpose of equalizing such valuations, but is an unlawful and arbitrary attempt to provide additional revenue for educational purposes, a court may grant an interlocutory injunction against the making up, compiling, or listing of any report or digest incorporating or including therein any increased assessment or changes or alterations in the returns, and may enjoin the tax receiver from transmitting to the department or the comptroller general (now commissioner) or the tax collector of the county, or any tax authorities of the county or state, any report, list, or other compilation or digest including or incorporating therein any increase or change or alteration in the return filed with the tax receiver by any taxpayer thereof. Green v. Calhoun, 204 Ga. 550, 50 S.E.2d 209 (1948).RESEARCH REFERENCES
C.J.S. - 84 C.J.S., Taxation, § 684.
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Georgia may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and
Terms of Service apply.