Assessor's Office
The Assessor of Newton County is dedicated to ensuring that your property assessments are accurate.
The County Assessor identifies, lists and calculates the assessed value of all Real and Personal property. In general, the County Assessor performs the following duties:
- Provides assessments to the taxpayers.
- Oversees the General Reassessment process.
- Serves as Member/Secretary of the County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals.
- Insures countywide uniform Property Assessment Equalization.
- Acts as the Inheritance Tax Appraiser and represents the Inheritance Tax Division.
- Discovers and identifies omitted property.
- Calculates the assessed value of all real property in each taxing district.
- Verifies and review the self-reported values of all personal property in each taxing district.
- Calculates the total assessed value of each taxing district.
- Certifies current Assessments to the County Auditor's Office.
- Utilizes recent sales of land (Sales Disclosures) to establish base market rates and values in each neighborhood, adjusts base values for location, nearness to amenities and other influence factors.
- Is responsible for the selection of Assessment Software and Computer Systems.
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Contact Us
- Phone: (219) 474-6081
- Other: (888) 663-9866
- Fax: (219) 474-3540
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- Office Hours:
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
