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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 10-15-2013 - 5cORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 15, 2013 Action Agenda Item No. 5 -c SUBJECT: Property Tax Releases /Refunds DEPARTMENT: Tax Administration PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No ATTACHMENT(S): Resolution Spreadsheet INFORMATION CONTACT: Dwane Brinson, Tax Administrator, (919) 245 -2726 1 PURPOSE: To consider adoption of a resolution to release property tax values for six (6) taxpayers with a total of twenty -one (21) bills that will result in a reduction of revenue. BACKGROUND: The Tax Administration Office has received six (6) taxpayer requests for release or refund of property taxes. 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 $9,644.84 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 Interim Manager recommends the Board approve the attached resolution approving these property tax release /refund requests in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 105 -381. NORTH CAROLINA RES- 2013 -075 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 for the 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 a refund 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 COMMISSIONERS OF ORANGE COUNTY THAT the recommended property tax refund(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 , 2013. Clerk to the Board of Commissioners Clerical error G.S. 105- 381(a)(1)(a) Illegal tax G.S. 105- 381(a)(1)(b) Appraisal appeal G.S. 105- 330.2(b) 3 BOCC REPORT - REAL /PERSONAL OCTOBER 15, 2013 NAME ABSTRACT NUMBER BILLING YEAR ORIGINAL VALUE ADJUSTED VALUE FINANCIAL IMPACT REASON FOR ADJUSTMENT Jernigan, Angelia C. 200563 2013 1,020 0 (10.52) No longer owns the property (Illegal tax) McMichaels, Susan 1020170 2013 500 0 (5.05) No longer owns the property (Illegal tax) Meunier, Kimberly 1022858 2013 1,000 0 (10.25) No longer owns the property (Illegal tax) Nicholson, Billy Jr. 268397 2013 5,000 0 (51.24) No longer owns the property (Illegal tax) Scott, Tommy M. 17056 2013 46,522 17,100 (273.04) Improvements destroyed (Illegal tax) T- Mobile South, LLC 317980 2013 10,869 1,304 (88.77) Changed depreciation schedule (Appraisal appeal) T- Mobile South, LLC 317981 2013 16,040 2,427 (126.33) Changed depreciation schedule (Appraisal appeal) T- Mobile South, LLC 317978 2013 18,005 2,751 (140.03) Changed depreciation schedule (Appraisal appeal) T- Mobile South, LLC 317979 2013 19,574 4,313 (140.08) Changed depreciation schedule (Appraisal appeal) T- Mobile South, LLC 317976 2013 19,338 3,014 (149.85) Changed depreciation schedule (Appraisal appeal) T- Mobile South, LLC 318001 2013 19,025 2,751 (151.61) Changed depreciation schedule (Appraisal appeal) T- Mobile South, LLC 317974 2013 12,341 1,745 (162.97) Changed depreciation schedule (Appraisal appeal) T- Mobile South, LLC 317985 2013 18,915 2,864 (265.78) Changed depreciation schedule (Appraisal appeal) T- Mobile South, LLC 317986 2013 25,730 3,981 (360.11) Changed depreciation schedule (Appraisal appeal) T- Mobile South, LLC 317999 2013 88,519 53,265 (557.16) Changed depreciation schedule (Appraisal appeal) T- Mobile South, LLC 317997 2013 128,118 84,400 (690.92) Changed depreciation schedule (Appraisal appeal) T- Mobile South, LLC 318000 2013 112,751 53,084 (942.97) Changed depreciation schedule (Appraisal appeal) T- Mobile South, LLC 317973 2013 85,923 23,027 (967.35) Changed depreciation schedule (Appraisal appeal) T- Mobile South, LLC 317984 2013 94,464 31,682 (1,039.54) Changed depreciation schedule (Appraisal appeal) T- Mobile South, LLC 317992 2013 185,553 75,259 (1,743.08) Changed depreciation schedule (Appraisal appeal) T- Mobile South, LLC 317990 2013 250,394 138,512 (1,768.19) Changed depreciation schedule (Appraisal appeal) Total (9,644.84) September 12, 2013 thru September 25, 2013