Taxes are generated and mailed to the owner of record on January 1st of the tax year according to Georgia law (O.C.G.A. 48-5-18). If you get a tax bill for property that you sold, please forward it to the new owner as quickly as possible. You may also return the bill to us with the new owner's name and address and we will gladly update our records and forward the bill to the new owner. If you purchased the property after January 1, a property READ MORE

Tax bills are mailed to the taxpayer because property taxes are the taxpayers responsibility. Mortgages change so frequently that we find it more convenient to the taxpayer to send the bills directly to them. We do send statements to mortgage companies if the company name and mailing address are provided to us. We ask that you forward your tax statement to your mortgage company for payment if your statement does not indicate that we have already mailed a statement to your (correct) mortgage company. We READ MORE

Taxes are billed at the end of each year for the period of January 1 - December 31. These bills are generated as of January 1. What generally happens at a closing is a transaction between the buyer and seller for the seller's portion of estimated taxes that will become due at the end of the year. In this instance, taxes are collected from the seller and paid to the buyer by reducing the proceeds paid to the seller at closing. Taxes are not paid READ MORE

City taxes for 2009 and all prior years can be found on the Cobb County Tax Commissioner's website (www.cobbtax.org). Copies of tax bills for 2009 and prior years can be printed from the Cobb County Tax Commissioner's office website (www.cobbtax.org). City taxes billed by the City of Acworth will be available on our website beginning with the 2010 taxes to be billed by mid September each year.

Taxes for the current year (beginning with 2010 taxes) can be paid by mailing a check to the City of Acworth, 4415 Center Street, Acworth, GA 30101. Please make your check payable to the City of Acworth and include your parcel number in the memo field. Payments may also be made in person at Acworth City Hall (above address) during normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday excluding holidays. We accept cash, check, money order and credit card payments (Visa, Mastercard and READ MORE

Property taxes are billed in the fall of the year, usually by mid September, for City Taxes that cover January 1- December 31 of that same year. The due date is 60 days from the date taxes are billed (O.C.G.A. 48-5-148). You should receive a separate statement from Cobb County for your County/State/School Taxes. Interest accrues on the outstanding balance every month until paid in full. A 5% penalty will be charged 120 days after the due date and every 120 days thereafter, not to READ MORE