Franklin County Property Appraiser

Terry Tipton Jr, CFA

Property Tax Exemptions

Florida Statutes define property tax exemptions that are available in the State of Florida. Application for these exemptions must be made between January 1st and March 1st of the year for which you apply.

Save Our Homes

Amendment 10 or what is known as Save Our Homes took effect on the 1995 tax rolls. Any property receiving homestead exemption in 1994 which was entitled to the same exemption for 1995 became a part of the Save Our Homes legislation

Tax Roll & Budgets

Franklin County Property Appraiser’s office provides the public access to our office’s budget and each year’s certified tax roll

Millage Rates

Property taxes in Florida are implemented in millage rates. A millage rate is one tenth of a percent, which equates to $1 in taxes for every $1,000 in home value. To review millage rates…

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IMPORTANT DATES

Jan

Exemption and AG Classification application filing begins

March

Exemption and AG Classification applications are due to the Property Appraiser

April

Tangible personal property returns are due to the Property Appraiser

August

The Property Appraiser's Office sends out TRIM notices. The notice is NOT a bill. The TRIM notice is a notification sent to property owners in Florida to inform them about the proposed property taxes for the upcoming tax year. TRIM stands for "Truth in Millage", referring to statutory requirement for the notice to disclose certain information to property owners accurately.

TAX BILLS

Please be reminded that my office does NOT set tax rates nor do we collect taxes.

A MESSAGE FROM YOUR PROPERTY APPRAISER

It is our pleasure to provide these helpful facts on the valuation and tax process as well as to explain various benefits available through tax exemption in the State of Florida.

I hope you find the site helpful as we are always striving to provide a high level of service. We are here to serve you and consider it a privilege to do so.