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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: February 15, 2011 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~, <br />SUBJECT• Applications for Property Tax Exemption/Exclusion <br />DEPARTMENT: Tax Administration PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Exempt Status Resolution Jo Roberson, 245-2727 <br />Spreadsheet <br />Requests for Exemption/Exclusion <br />PURPOSE: To consider six (6) untimely applications for exemption/exclusion from ad valorem <br />taxation for the 2010 tax year. <br />BACKGROUND: North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS) require applications for exemption <br />to be filed during the normal listing period, which is during the month of January. Exclusion for <br />Elderly/Disabled, Circuit Breaker and Disabled American Veterans should be filed by June 15t of <br />the tax year being applied. NCGS 105-282.1(a1) does allow some discretion. Upon a showing <br />of good cause by the applicant for failure to make a timely application, an application for <br />exemption or exclusion filed after the close of the listing period may be approved by the <br />Department of Revenue, the board of equalization and review, the board of county <br />commissioners, or the governing body of a municipality, as appropriate. An untimely application <br />for exemption or exclusion approved under this subdivision applies only to property taxes levied <br />by the county or municipality in the calendar year in which the untimely application is filed. <br />Three of the applicants are applying for homestead exclusion based on NCGS 105-277.1, <br />which allows exclusion of the greater of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or fifty percent <br />(50%) of the appraised value of the residence plus the value of up to one (1) acre of land. <br />One of the applicants are applying for exclusion based on NCGS 105-278.6(2), which allows for <br />exclusion from property taxes for property used for a charitable purpose. <br />One applicant is applying for Circuit Breaker exclusion based on NCGS 105-277.1 B which <br />allows for tax relief based on income. The Circuit Breaker exclusion is a tax deferral program. <br />One of the applicants is applying for exclusion based on NCGS 105-277.1 C, which allows for an <br />exclusion of $45,000 for an honorably discharged Disabled American Veteran. <br />Based on the information supplied in the applications and the above referenced General <br />Statutes, the applicants can be approved for 2010. The opinion of the Tax Administrator is the <br />information provided to date satisfies the good cause requirement of NCGS 105-282.1(a1) and <br />these properties should be approved for exclusion. <br />