Tax Division
The Marietta Tax Department major responsibility is to ensure effective management of all taxes levied by the City which includes: real estate, personal property, Downtown Marietta Development Authority (DMDA), and public utilities
- We send tax bills to taxpayers, collect payments, and reports all revenue to the Finance Department. We assist, guide and inform the citizens of the City of Marietta on matters concerning tax issues.
- We assist, guide and inform the citizens of the City of Marietta on matters concerning tax issues.
- The department is an internal team managing some 22,000 tax accounts each year.
Eliminated state grant increases homeowners' property tax bills
The Homeowner's Tax Relief Grant enacted by the Georgia General Assembly was not funded in the 2009 State budget, resulting in an increase for Marietta homeowners' 2009 property tax bills. This amount was paid previously on the property owner's behalf by the state and is not a city of Marietta tax increase.
The increases will range between $22.93 for properties that have the school tax exemption and $166.69 for properties that do not have the school tax exemption.
If your taxes are paid from an escrow account through your mortgage lender, you may want to notify them so the escrow payment amount can be adjusted accordingly.
In 1999, the governor and General Assembly appropriated the grant to counties, cities and schools, giving tax relief to homeowners in the form of a tax bill credit. According to legislation passed this year (House Bill 143), the grant will only be made available in the future if state revenues grow at least 3 percent plus the rate of inflation.
Important dates & deadlines to remember
January 1
- Ownership & occupancy requirements
- Age requirements for exemptions for elderly
- Disability requirements for the disabled
- Property taxed according to status
January 1 - April 1
- Real & Personal Property Tax Returns (Cobb Co.)
By April 1
- All Homestead Exemption Applications