Fulton County, Georgia – Starting with the 2025 tax year, Fulton County will have new responsibilities. The county government will be in charge of billing and collecting property taxes for Union City and the part of Palmetto that is inside its borders. Residents in such locations will no longer send payments to their local finance departments. Instead, they will have to deal with any property tax issues through the Fulton County Tax Commissioner’s Office.
Palmetto County homeowners will still get individual tax bills from their city, so the modification doesn’t affect them. But for people who live in Fulton County, this change is supposed to make things easier. The county usually sends out tax bills before the cities do. This implies that property owners in Union City and Palmetto’s Fulton County side will probably get their city tax notices sooner than they have in the past.
Fulton County will be in charge of new bills starting in 2025, but the cities are still responsible for collecting taxes that haven’t been paid in the past. If you don’t pay your bills on time, you’ll keep getting penalties and interest, and they could still lead to tax sales.
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The county has listed a number of easy ways to pay. People can pay their taxes online at this link, by phone at 404-613-6100, or in person at the South Fulton Service Center at 5600 Stonewall Tell Road in College Park. They can also pay at any of the other three full-service locations run by the Tax Commissioner’s Office. You can also send money by mail to:
- Fulton County Tax Commissioner
- 141 Pryor Street, Suite 1106
- Atlanta, GA 30303
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Officials said the change is meant to make the system for collecting and charging property taxes in the county more consistent. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the new setup, you can call or visit the Tax Commissioner’s Office website for help.
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For most homeowners, the major difference will be where they submit their payments, but the change means a big change in how things are run in both Union City and Palmetto. The county is in charge of all collections, which should make the process more effective and predictable for taxpayers in the future.
