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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 13, 2011 Action Agenda Item No. SUBJECT: Property Tax Releases and/or Refunds DEPARTMENT: Tax Administration PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): Resolution Spreadsheet INFORMATION CONTACT: Jenkins S. Crayton, 245-2735 PURPOSE: To consider adoption of a resolution to release property values related to thirty-five (35) requests for property tax release and/or refund. BACKGROUND: The Tax Administration Office has received thirty-five (35) requests from a taxpayer for release or refund of property taxes for prior or current 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 releases and refunds for the current and four previous fiscal years. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Approval of this change will result in a net reduction in revenue of $64,452.95 to the County, municipalities, and special districts. The Tax Assessor recognized that releases and 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 release and refund requests in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 105-381.