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Joyce Merritt
Chief Appraiser 

113 S Sheridan St
Fitzgerald, GA 31750
(229) 426-5147 P
(229) 426-5103 F

Office Hours:
Monday thru Friday
8:00 am to 5:00 pm

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The Tax Assessors Office provides the following services for Ben Hill County Residents:

The Tax Assessor's Office investigates and values real and personal property subject to taxation in Ben Hill County.

It is our duty and responsibility to keep up with technology, changing tax codes, methods, procedures, and local property values in order to produce an acceptable property tax digest. Counties are subject to financial penalties if the Georgia Department of Revenue finds the tax digest deficient.

Our goal is to apply the property tax code fairly and to reflect goodwill, temperance, and fairness in carrying out our duties.

We pledge to support, encourage, and cooperate with the County governing authority, the Board of Equalization, and the Tax Commissioner's Office, which collects and distributes the taxes we assess. Working together for the common good, our respective operations use uniform standards in discharging our joint duties.

Filing Deadlines:  

April 1st

  • Homestead Exemption Applications for current year
  • Business Personal Property Returns
  • Marine Personal Property Returns
  • Forest Land Covenant
  • Aircraft Personal Property Returns
  • Freeport Exemptions Applications to receive the full 100% exemption
  • Conservation Covenant Applications
  • Preferential Covenant Applications

May 1st

  • Manufactured Home deadline for displaying current year's decal 
 
Assessor Staff
Real Property & Mapper Kathy Whaley, Appraiser II
Real Property Greg Freeman, Appraiser I
Mobile Home Inspector Jack Garner
Receptionist Daphane Williams