All owners of business personal property must complete and return a personal property declaration to the Assessor no later than November 1st annually. The Franklin County Tax Assessor's Office is responsible for listing and assessing business and professional property for ad valorem taxation.Exemption applications must be filed with your local assessor's office. See our Municipal Profiles for your local assessor's mailing address. Who Should File: All owners of taxable personal property. If you no longer own the above noted business or personal property assessed in your. This form is essential for businesses in North Carolina to report personal property for tax assessment. You may download Franklin County tax forms here. In order to view and print these forms, you must have the Adobe PDF reader installed on your computer. Complete all sections at the top of the form, whether or not they are specifically addressed in these instructions.