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12 <br /> M <br /> 201 North Churton Street <br /> 'SF-T Hillsborough,NC 27278 <br /> www.orangenchistory.org <br /> 919.732.2201 <br /> Brii)ghig Orange Couiiol <br /> Htstoiy People Together <br /> Dear Board Members, <br /> On behalf of the Historical Foundation of Hillsborough and Orange County,which <br /> operates the Orange County Historical Museum,I am filing a late application for exemption of <br /> business personal property tax. <br /> In 2013 the Historical Foundation employed th'e services of an accountant to assist with <br /> filing federal, state, and local taxes. In January of 2014 the Treasurer of the Historical <br /> Foundation resigned from the position, requiring another individual from the Finance Committee <br /> to take over the communication with the Executive Director of the Museum and the accountant. <br /> When the initial due date for the business personal property listing was unable to be met by the <br /> accountant,the Executive Director filed for an extension. Once the extension was approved,I(as <br /> Executive Director)contacted the Orange County Tax Office to get a better understanding of <br /> what was required. At the end of the conversation I was unaware that an exemption needed to be <br /> filed with the business personal property forms.It was decided that the accountant would file on <br /> behalf of the organization.The accountant did not indicate that the organization needed to file an <br /> exemption. <br /> I am asking that the Equalization and Review Board please,consider the current <br /> application for exemption with several factors in mind;this is a small organization functioning <br /> with three part-time staff and a volunteer board,an accountant had been hired and paid to file the <br /> business personal property taxes and did not notify the organization of an exemption need, and <br /> that the Historical Foundation was handling an unexpected transition of Treasurer information <br /> and duties. <br /> Thank you for your consideration, <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Brandie Fields <br /> Executive Director <br /> Orange County Historical Museum <br /> Historical Foundation of Hillsborough and Orange County <br />