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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 7, 2012 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 5-e, <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 Jenkins S. Crayton, 245-2735 <br /> Spreadsheet <br /> Requests for Exemption/Exclusion <br /> PURPOSE: To consider finro (2) untimely applications for exemption/exclusion from ad valorem <br /> taxation for the 2011 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 1St of <br /> the tax year being applied. NCGS 105-282.1(a)(5) 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 /> The finro applicants are applying for homestead exclusion based on NCGS 105-277.1, which <br /> allows exclusion of the greater of finrenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or fifty percent (50%) <br /> of the appraised value of the residence. <br /> Based on the information supplied in the applications and the above referenced General <br /> Statutes, the applicants can be approved for 2011. The opinion of the Tax Administrator is the <br /> information provided to date satisfies the good cause requirement of NCGS 105-282.1(a)(5) <br /> and these properties should be approved for exclusion. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: The reduction in the County's tax base associated with approval of these <br /> exemption applications will result in a reduction of FY 2011/2012 taxes due to the County, <br /> municipalities, and special districts in the amount of$5,023.95. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends the Board approve the attached resolution <br /> for the above listed applications for FY 2011/2012 exemption. <br />