HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 06-19-2012 - 5cORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: June 19, 2012
Action Agenda
Item No. 5 - C
SUBJECT: Property Tax Releases and /or Refunds
DEPARTMENT: Tax Administration PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No
ATTACHMENT(S):
Resolution
Spreadsheet
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paul Laughton, Interim Director,
(919) 245 -2735
PURPOSE: To consider adoption of a resolution to release property values related to twenty -
five (25) requests for property tax release and /or refund.
BACKGROUND: The Tax Administration Office has received twenty -five (25) requests from a
taxpayer for refund of property taxes paid in prior fiscal years. North Carolina General Statute
105- 381(b), "Action of Governing Body" provides that "upon receiving a taxpayer's written
statement of defense and request for release or refund, the governing body of the Taxing Unit
shall within 90 days after receipt of such a request determine whether the taxpayer has a valid
defense to the tax imposed or any part thereof and shall either release or refund that portion of
the amount that is determined to be in excess of the correct liability or notify the taxpayer in
writing that no release or refund will be made ". North Carolina law allows the Board to approve
property tax refunds for the current and four previous fiscal years.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Approval of this change will result in a net reduction in revenue of
$11,247.40 to the County, municipalities, and special districts. The Tax Assessor recognized
that refunds could impact the budget and accounted for these in the annual budget projections.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve the attached
resolution approving these property tax refund requests in accordance with North Carolina
General Statute 105 -381.
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ORANGE COUNTY
REFUND/RELEASE RESOLUTION (Approval)
Whereas, North Carolina General Statutes 105 -381 and/or 330.2(b) allows for the refund and/or
release of taxes when the Board of County Commissioners determines that a taxpayer applying forthe
release /refund has a valid defense to the tax imposed; and
Whereas, the properties listed in each of the attached "Request for Property Tax Refund/Release"
has been taxed and the tax has not been collected: and
Whereas, as to each of the properties listed in the Request for Property Tax Refund/Release, the
taxpayer has timely applied in writing for arefund or release of the tax imposed and has presented a valid
defense to the tax imposed as indicated on the Request for Property Tax Refund/Release.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMA'IISSIONERS OF ORANGE COUNTY THAT the recommended property taxrefund(s) and
release(s) are approved.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the foregoing resolution was passed by the following votes:
Ayes: Commissioners
Noes:
I, Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange, North Carolina,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing has been carefully copied from the recorded minutes of the
Board of Commissioners for said County at a regular meeting of said Board held on
said record having been made in the Minute Book of the minutes of said Board,
and is a true copy of so much of said proceedings of said Board as relates in any way to the passage of the
resolution described in said proceedings.
WITNESS my hand and the corporate seal of said County, this day of
)2012.
Clerk to the Board of Commissioners
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Releases/refund both clerical errors illegal tax-GS 105-381 BOCC REPORT- REAL/ PERSONAL
JUNE 19, 2012
ABSTRACT BILLING ORIGINAL ADJUSTED FINANCIAL
NAME NUMBER YEAR VALUE VALUE IMPACT REASON FOR ADJUSTMENT
Affordable Rentals Inc. 263845 2011 10,000 0 (256.56) Billed in error(Illegal tax)
Allen, Susie 968464 2011 15,730 0 (157.28) Sold mobile home 2010(Illegal Tax)
Altridge Group, LLC 276570 2011 10,906 0 (195.74) Business closed January 1st(Illegal Tax)
Arredondo, Miguel Garcia 306460 2011 9,367 0 (93.66) Doubled billed (Illegal tax)
Arredondo, Miguel Garcia 306460 2010 9,860 0 (90.87) Doubled billed (Illegal tax)
Arredondo, Miguel Garcia 306460 2009 3,910 0 (39.21) Doubled billed (Illegal tax)
Arredondo, Miguel Garcia 306460 2008 4,200 0 (49.03) Doubled billed (Illegal tax)
Ballard, Marion F. 203875 2011 488,992 459,800 (266.84) PTC Appeal settled with taxpayer(Illegal tax)
Ballard, Marion F. 203875 2010 488,992 459,800 (269.04) PTC Appeal settled with taxpayer(Illegal tax)
Bartow, William R. Trustee 312563 2011 26,401 0 (390.21) Missed property transfer(Illegal tax)
Bartow, William R. Trustee 312566 2011 238,510 0 (3,525.18) Missed property transfer(Illegal tax)
Davis, Gordon 316772 2011 855 0 (8.55) Sold mobile home 2010 (Illegal Tax)
Dupre, Carol 308546 2011 10,469 0 (106.13) Sold mobile home 2010 (Illegal Tax)
Hamby, G. W. MD. 47588 2011 10,955 0 (183.56) Doubled billed (Illegal tax)
Jackson, Rita Gonzalez 315838 2011 3,553 0 (37.44) Property not owned January 1st(Illegal tax)
Lasater, Brenda Gayle Glenn 311533 2010 5,210 0 (114.51) Sold mobile home 2009(Illegal Tax)
Lasater, Brenda Gayle Glenn 311533 2009 4,950 0 (52.17) Sold mobile home 2009 (Illegal Tax)
Lueth, Edward Francis 324422 2011 31,440 0 (333.02) Boat is in Brunswick County (Illegal tax)
Mitchell, Gordon 968561 2011 400 0 (6.51) Sold mobile home 2010 (Illegal tax)
Moody, Howard 187475 2011 3,477 0 (36.76) Doubled billed (Illegal tax)
Moody, Howard 187475 2010 3,660 0 (38.71) Doubled billed (Illegal tax)
State of North Carolina 260801 2011 257,108 0 (2,556.02) Exempt property (Illegal tax)
Wallace, Jonathan David 324071 2010 1,140 0 (20.15) Property not owned January 1st(Illegal tax)
Wallace, Jonathan David 324071 2011 1,083 0 (19.19) Property not owned January 1st(Illegal tax)
Whorton, Richard A. 264926 2011 290,030 22,830 (2,401.06) Billed for house in error(Illegal tax)
Total (11,247.40)
May 17, 2012 thru June 11, 2012
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