MUSCOGEE COUNTY BOARD OF TAX ASSESSORS
Request for Property Tax Exemption
Owner’s Name (PLEASE PRINT) Address City State Zip
INSTRUCTIONS: Under Georgia law all property is taxable unless specifically exempted under OCGA 48-5-41 (items 1-15), 48-5-470.1 (item 16), or 48-
5-470.2 (item 17). Check THE ONE category below that you believe fits the primary use of this property:
(1)(A) Public property
(1)(D) Property held by a Georgia nonprofit corporation whose income is exempt from federal income tax and held exclusively for the benefit of a county,
municipality, or school district
(2) All places of burial
(2)(A) All places of religious worship
(2.1)(A) All property owned by and operated exclusively as a church, an association or convention of churches, a convention mission agency, or as an
integrated auxiliary of the same when such entity is qualified as an exempt religious organization
(3) All property owned by religious groups and used only for single-family residences with no income derived from the property
(4) All institutions of purely public charity
(5) All property of nonprofit hospitals used in connection with their operation and not held for investment purposes and are subject to the laws of this
state regulating nonprofit or charitable corporations
(6) All buildings erected for and used as a college, incorporated academy or other seminary of learning
(7) All funds or property held or used as endowment by colleges, nonprofit hospitals, incorporated academies or other seminaries of learning when the
funds or property are not invested in real estate
(8) All real and personal property when used by or connected with any public library, or any other literary association
(9) All books, philosophical apparatus, paintings, and statuary of any company or association kept in a public hall and not held as merchandise for sale
or gain
(10) Reserved
(11) All property used in or which is a part o
any facility which has been installed or constructed at any time for the primary purpose of eliminating or
reducing air or water pollution if such facilities have been certified by the DNR as necessary and adequate for the purposes intended
(12) All property of a nonprofit home for the aged used in connection with its operation when the home has no stockholders and no income or profit
distributed to or for the benefit of any private person and when the home is qualified as an exempt organization under the United States Internal
Revenue Code, Section 501(c)(3)
(13) All property of a nonprofit home for the mentally disabled used in connection with its operation when the home has no stockholders and there is no
benefit to any private person and when the home is qualified as an exempt organization under the United States Internal Revenue Code, Section
501(c)(3)
(14)(A) Property which is owned by and used exclusively as the headquarters, post home, or similar facility of a veterans organization when at least 75
percent of the members, past or present, are members of the armed forces of the United States and there is no benefit to any private shareholders or
individuals
(14)(B) Property which is owned by and used exclusively by any veterans organization which is qualified as a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization and which
has been organized for the purpose of refurbishing and operating historic military aircraft acquired from the federal government and other sources,
making such aircraft airworthy, and putting such aircraft on display to the public for educational purposes
(15) Property owned by an historical benefit association whose founding organization received its charter from the General Assembly of Georgia prior to
January 1, 1880 and used exclusively for charitable, fraternal, and benevolent purposes
(16)
A housing project that is subject to a private enterprise agreement with a housing authority
Complete this sheet and attach the applicable questionnaire(s) as provided by the Board and which is a part of this request. Answer each question using additional
sheets of paper as necessary. If this request is for more than one parcel, all used for the same purposes, attach a list of the other parcels. If it is for more than one
parcel, not all used for the same purposes, fill out a questionnaire for each parcel. Submit this application and questionnaire(s), (no facsimiles), by April 1, of the
year that you have indicated above, to: The Muscogee County Board of Tax Assessors, P.O. Box 1340, Columbus, GA 31902. Extra requests can be obtained by
calling the office at 706-653-4398 or by going to our web site: http://www.columbusga.org/TaxAssessors/
APPLICANT’S OATH: I hereby apply for tax exemption, under the subparagraph of OCGA 48-5-41 (a) indicated above, for the property described in the attached
questionnaire(s) and the year indicated above. I certify that I am duly authorized to represent the owner in this matter and that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, all information contained herein and attached is true and correct.
Applicant’s name (printed) Title Correspondence Mailing Address City State ZIP
Signature Date Telephone No. Fax No.
E-mail Address Web-site
Revised 6/14/16
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