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Upson County Tax Commissioner (Andy Chastain) and the Board of Tax Assessors: the homestead route with no exemption text of the county’s own

The Upson County Tax Commissioner - Andy Chastain, 305 S. Hightower St., Suite D-120, Thomaston, GA 30286 (P.O. Box 409; 706-647-8931, with Chief Deputy Tax Commissioner Angela Raines) - receives the tax returns and routes the homestead applications, and the Board of Tax Assessors (David Callaway, Ronnie Portwood, Stephanie Cannon, William Roberts, Chris Daniel, with Chief Appraiser Charles McKeehan) determines eligibility; the county's pages publish no exemption text of their own, so the disabled-veteran amounts remain the State's on the O.C.G.A. 48-5-48 and 48-5-52.1 entries.

Also called: Tax Commissioner, Andy Chastain, Angela Raines, Charles McKeehan, Chief Appraiser, David Callaway, Ronnie Portwood, Stephanie Cannon, William Roberts, Chris Daniel, homestead exemption, disabled veteran, 48-5-48, 48-5-52.1, 706-647-8931, 305 S Hightower St, Suite D-120, Thomaston, Thomaston, Yatesville, The Rock.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

The exemptions are Georgia's: O.C.G.A. 48-5-48 for the qualifying disabled veteran and 48-5-52.1 for the unremarried surviving spouse of a service member killed in a war or armed conflict - the State entries carry the statutes, the qualification list and the yearly indexed amount. What Upson's offices add is the route. Where and who. Tax Commissioner Andy Chastain, 305 S Hightower St, Suite D-120, Thomaston, GA 30286, mailing P.O. Box 409; phone (706) 647-8931. The office's staff: Angela Raines, Chief Deputy Tax Commissioner; Debra Helms, Bookkeeper; Tracy Butler, Senior Tag Tax Clerk & Assistant Bookkeeper; Erin Gilbert, Brenda Harris and Holly Dunbar. The county page's responsibilities list - "Performing all functions relating to billing, collecting, disbursing, and accounting for all ad valorem taxes collected in this county. Receiving tax returns filed by tax payers or designating the board of tax assessors to receive them. Serving as agent of the state revenue commissioner for the registration of motor vehicles" - carries no exemption text, and the page's quick links (the 2026 Five Year History, the Notice of Property Tax Increase, Pay Property Tax Bill) name no veteran amount. The assessor. The Board of Assessors' own page lists the members and terms: David Callaway (January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2027), Ronnie Portwood (2026-2028), Stephanie Cannon (unexpired term to December 31, 2026), William Roberts (2026-2028) and Chris Daniel (2026-2028), with Charles McKeehan the Chief Appraiser. A qualifying disabled veteran files under the State's sections and reads the amounts on the State entries.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Upson County Tax Commissioner (Andy Chastain) and the Board of Tax Assessors: the homestead route with no exemption text of the county’s own
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Qualifying disabled veteran or surviving spouse who owns and occupies the homeThe exemption follows O.C.G.A. 48-5-48 and 48-5-52.1; the county offices take the application and publish no veteran amounts of their own. The rating filter never hides this entry.

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