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Fulton County fell badly behind on its 2026 tax digest, the official list of home values that has to be finished before bills can legally go out[1]. The county asked a judge for permission to collect taxes temporarily while it caught up, and Milton's City Council backed the request on July 22[1].

Superior Court Judge Shukura L. Ingram said yes. The order was signed and filed at 9:04 PM on August 4[2].

Here is what that means for your mailbox. Around mid-August, a temporary bill arrives using your new 2026 home value but last year's 2025 tax rates, because this year's rates cannot legally be set yet[1]. That bill is due by October 15[2]. A second notice settles the difference once the digest is finally certified, either a bill for the remainder or a refund[1].

One more Milton wrinkle. The order says, three separate times, that it does not apply to the City of Milton. That is less dramatic than it sounds: the county and schools lines, the two biggest on your bill, are covered and coming to Milton mailboxes like everyone else's. The city's own line was always billed separately by Milton in the fall, and the city says that schedule holds[2].