The South Cobb Business Office has standard Federal and State forms available after January 1. Many reproducible forms are also available throughout the year.

If you own, occupy and claim your home as your legal residence on January 1st, you are eligible for a Homestead Exemption. Additional exemptions are available to those who meet legal criteria.

You may apply for exemptions year-round with the Tax Commissioner’s Office, however your application must be received or postmarked by April 1st to receive the exemption for that tax year. Applications not filed by the deadline constitute a waiver of the exemption for that year.

All exemptions must be applied for by mail or in person. For further information, call the Tax Commissioner’s Office at (770) 528-8600 or visit cobbtax.org.

The Business Office receives numerous up-to-date brochures and printed materials relating to Cobb County. Some of the more frequently requested publications are Tag Facts, Tax Facts, Extension Service brochures; voter registration applications; absentee ballot requests; business license brochures; library information. Information included in some brochures is also available online.

The CDC Order covers residential tenants, lessees, and residents that provide a “Declaration” under penalty of perjury directly to their landlord indicating that:

1. The individual has used best efforts to obtain all available government assistance for rent or housing;
    
2. The individual either (i) expects to earn no more than $99,000 in annual income for Calendar Year 2020 (or no more than $198,000 if filing a joint tax return), (ii) was not required to report any income in 2019 to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, or (iii) received an Economic Impact Payment (stimulus check) pursuant to Section 2201 of the CARES Act;
    
3. The individual is unable to pay the full rent or make a full housing payment due to substantial loss of household income, loss of compensable hours of work or wages, a lay-off, or extraordinary out-of-pocket medical expenses;
    
4. The individual is using best efforts to make timely partial payments that are as close to the full payment as the individual’s circumstances may permit, taking into account other nondiscretionary expenses; and
    
5. Eviction would likely render the individual homeless—or force the individual to move into and live in close quarters in a new congregate or shared living setting—because the individual has no other available housing options.

The CDC Order 2 covers residential tenants, lessees, and residents that provide a “Declaration” under penalty of perjury directly to their landlord indicating that:

1. The individual has used best efforts to obtain all available government assistance for rent or housing;
    
2. The individual either (i) earned no more than $99,000 (or $198,000 if filing jointly) in Calendar Year 2020 or expects to earn no more than $99,000 in annual income for Calendar Year 2021 (or no more than $198,000 if filing a joint tax return), (ii) was not required to report any income in 2020 to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, or (iii) received an Economic Impact Payment (stimulus check);
    
3. The individual is unable to pay the full rent or make a full housing payment due to substantial loss of household income, loss of compensable hours of work or wages, a lay-off, or extraordinary out-of-pocket medical expenses;
    
4. The individual is using best efforts to make timely partial payments that are as close to the full payment as the individual’s circumstances may permit, taking into account other nondiscretionary expenses;
    
5. Eviction would likely render the individual homeless—or force the individual to move into and reside in close quarters in a new congregate or shared living setting—because the individual has no other available housing options; and
    
6. The individual resides in a U.S. county experiencing substantial or high rates of community transmission levels of SARS-CoV-2 as defined by CDC.