Forsyth County Homestead Exemption                      

Do you want to calculate an estimate of your annual property taxes?  Do you want to see how various homestead exemptions will affect the amount of annual property taxes you owe?  Select the following Excel spreadsheet to calculate your estimated annual property taxes: Forsyth County Annual Property Tax Calculations.

Are you considering purchasing your next home in Forsyth County?  Below is a chart that illustrates the estimated annual property taxes at various price points with a variety of homestead exemptions in Forsyth County.  To learn more about each type of homestead exemption, please select the links below.



Property Value


No Homestead Exemption


General Homestead Exemption

Age 62 School Tax Homestead Exemption

Age 65 School Tax Homestead Exemption

Double Elderly Homestead Exemption

Surviving Spouse Homestead Exemption

Disabled Veterans Homestead Exemption

County Disability Homestead Exemption

School Disability Homestead Exemption

                   

$100,000

$905.24

$832.53

$726.78

$198.51

$752.31

$0.00

$0.00

$789.74

$486.94

$150,000

$1,357.86

$1,285.15

$1,179.40

$319.41

$1,204.93

$226.31

$172.82

$1,242.36

$939.56

$200,000

$1,810.48

$1,737.77

$1,632.02

$440.31

$1,657.55

$678.93

$518.46

$1,694.98

$1,392.18

$250,000

$2,263.10

$2,190.39

$2,084.64

$561.21

$2,110.17

$1,131.55

$928.29

$2,147.60

$1,844.80

$300,000

$2,715.72

$2,643.01

$2,537.26

$682.11

$2,562.79

$1,584.17

$1,380.91

$2,600.22

$2,297.42

$400,000

$3,620.96

$3,548.25

$3,442.50

$923.91

$3,468.03

$2,489.41

$2,286.15

$3,505.46

$3,202.66

$500,000

$4,526.20

$4,453.49

$4,347.74

$1,165.71

$4,373.27

$3,394.65

$3,191.39

$4,410.70

$4,107.90

$600,000

$5,431.44

$5,358.73

$5,252.98

$1,407.51

$5,278.51

$4,299.89

$4,096.63

$5,315.94

$5,013.14

$750,000

$6,789.30

$6,716.59

$6,610.84

$1,770.21

$6,636.37

$5,657.75

$5,454.49

$6,673.80

$6,371.00

$900,000

$8,147.16

$8,074.45

$7,968.70

$2,132.91

$7,994.23

$7,015.61

$6,812.35

$8,031.66

$7,728.86

$1,000,000

$9,052.40

$8,979.69

$8,873.94

$2,374.61

$8,899.47

$7,920.85

$7,717.59

$8,936.90

$8,634.10

$1,250,000

$11,315.50

$11,242.79

$11,137.04

$2,979.21

$11,162.57

$10,183.95

$9,980.69

$11,200.00

$10,897.20

$1,500,000

$13,578.60

$13,505.89

$13,400.14

$3,583.71

$13,425.67

$12,447.05

$12,243.79

$13,463.10

$13,160.30

$1,750,000

$15,841.70

$15,768.99

$15,663.24

$4,188.21

$15,688.77

$14,710.15

$14,506.89

$15,726.20

$15,423.40

$2,000,000

$18,104.80

$18,032.09

$17,926.34

$4,792.71

$17,951.87

$16,973.25

$16,769.99

$17,989.30

$17,686.50

$2,500,000

$22,631.00

$22,558.29

$22,452.54

$6,001.71

$22,478.07

$21,499.45

$21,296.19

$22,515.50

$22,212.70

$3,000,000

$27,157.20

$27,084.49

$26,978.74

$7,210.71

$27,004.27

$26,025.65

$25,822.39

$27,041.70

$26,738.90

$4,000,000

$36,209.60

$36,136.89

$36,031.14

$9,628.71

$36,056.67

$35,078.05

$34,874.79

$36,094.10

$35,791.30

$5,000,000

$45,262.00

$45,189.29

$45,083.54

$12,046.71

$45,109.07

$44,130.45

$43,927.19

$45,146.50

$44,843.70


INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING FOR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION

Download the homestead exemption application.

>> Download Homestead Exemption Application

Complete all areas that are blank, and answer all questions on the application.

Please list your name(s) as it appears on your deed.
Please list last name, (first) middle name or initial, first name (last)
Example: Smith, John & Mary

Legal Description can be taken from your deed. Example: Land Lot No. ____ , _____ District ____Section, Lot No. _____.

Parcel I. D.: If you do not know your parcel identification number, you can leave this area blank, and we will place it on the application upon receipt.

Sign, date and list a daytime phone number where you can be reached in the event we have questions.

Attach a copy of your driver´s license, and your recorded warranty deed.  If you have not yet received your recorded warranty deed, attach a copy of your settlement statement from your closing as proof of ownership of your property or you may look up your recorded warranty deed on the Forsyth County Clerk of Superior Court Index Site.

Return to:

Forsyth County Board of Tax Assessors
110 East Main Street, Suite 260
Cumming, GA 30040

Deadline to file the application is MARCH 1. Any application received after this date will not be processed until the next tax year.

If you wish a receipt, please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope, and our office will send verification of receipt of your application.

In order to qualify for homestead exemption, you must have been the owner of the property on January 1 of the year you are making application. If you purchased your property after January 1, 2006, you would not be eligible for the exemption until January 1, 2007.

We strongly recommend that if you are over the age of 62, that you do NOT use this online process. There are several exemptions that are available, if you qualify, and each of these exemptions require a different application, along with other supporting documents. We suggest that you call or come by our office to check for eligibility to assure that you will be receiving the best exemptions available.

<< Download Floating Homestead Exemption

<< Download Homestead Exemption Disability (County) Application

<< Download Homestead Exemption Disability (School) Application

<< Download Homestead Exemption Disabled Veterans Application

<< Download Homestead Elderly Double Exemption Application

<< Download Homestead Exemption School Tax Age 62 Application

<< Download Homestead Exemption School Tax Age 65

<< Download Homestead Exemption Surviving Spouse

<< Homestead Exemption Table

Alexia

678-687-6159
agallagher@kw.com

Alexia & Bill Gallagher

Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Partners
3325 Paddocks Parkway, Suite 190
Suwanee, GA 30024
678-341-2900

Bill

678-687-6169
billgallagher@kw.com