Late Tuesday evening, Chattooga County Tax Commissioner Joy Hampton announced that 2026 property tax bills are now available online, with printed bills expected to begin arriving in local mailboxes within the next one to two weeks.

Hampton said several property owners withdrew assessment appeals last week, allowing the county to receive approval for the 2026 Tax Digest. The Property Assessor’s Office has also been processing remaining appeals and forwarding finalized information to the Tax Commissioner’s Office so bills can be completed.

Property owners can now view their 2026 tax bills online at chattoogacountytax.com.

The current due date is December 11, 2026.

Hampton said taxpayers should be aware of several details when reviewing their bills.

FLOST/PTRLOST savings will appear on mailed tax bills for properties that are not exempt from county taxes. That savings field is not yet appearing on the online bills, and the Tax Commissioner’s Office is working to have that corrected.

Taxpayers who pay their bill online before receiving a printed copy may still receive a bill in the mail because the printing files have already been submitted.

Hampton also said the date when interest begins accruing could be adjusted depending on when printed bills actually reach taxpayers. The Tax Commissioner’s Office will provide an update if that date changes.

Sales tax rollbacks for schools and insurance rollbacks for the county will appear on both the online and mailed bills.

Properties that still have a pending appeal will receive bills later from the Tax Commissioner’s Office along with additional information. Those bills can be viewed and paid online, but Hampton noted they are calculated using 85% of the property’s value while the appeal remains pending.

The Tax Commissioner also clarified how freeze exemptions are shown. The exemption does not freeze the amount of taxes owed. Instead, it freezes the taxable value used to calculate the tax bill, with that amount reflected in the exemption section.

Hampton thanked taxpayers for their patience as county offices worked through the assessment appeal process and finalized this year’s bills.