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Exhibit I – Scope of Services <br /> <br />A. AUDIT SERVICES <br /> <br />1. In accordance with the charges, terms and condition contained in the Agreement, TMA <br />agrees to furnish business personal property audit services to verify the accuracy of <br />taxpayers’ tax listings files with the Orange County Tax Administrator. <br /> <br />2. The services provided by TMA will be performed in accordance with the terms and <br />conditions provided by this Agreement and in compliance with all applicable North <br />Carolina Property Tax Statutes. TMA agrees to perform audits in accordance with <br />professionally accepted auditing and accounting standards. <br /> <br />3. In accordance with the charges, terms and conditions contained in this agreement, TMA <br />agrees to furnish Business Personal Property Audit Services to verify the accuracy of <br />business taxpayers’ business personal property tax listings filed with the Orange County <br />Tax Administrator. Approximately ninety six (96) audit locations will be <br />performed over the course of the term of the Agreement. Audits to be performed by TMA <br />to verify the accuracy in Taxpayers’ listings shall be selected and assigned by the County <br />as may hereafter be deemed appropriate. Audits will be classified based on the selected account’s <br />most recent year’s assessed value at the time of audit selection. The classification of audit sizes if <br />determined by the assessed value ranges listed below: <br /> <br />Audit Size <br />S <br />A <br />B <br />C <br />D <br />D3 <br /> <br />Assessed Value Range <br />$0 - $50,000 <br />$50,000 - $399,999 <br />$400,000 - $999,999 <br />$1,000,000 - $4,999,999 <br />$5,000,000 - $19,999,999 <br />$20,000,000 and greater <br /> <br />Example Annual Breakdown <br />Audit Size Count <br />A 75 <br />B 11 <br />C 9 <br />D 1 <br />D3 0 <br />Per Year Count 96 <br />Per Year Cost $76,320 <br /> <br />4. All correspondence in connection with audits sent to the Taxpayer will be signed by the <br />County Tax Administrator or by his authorized designee. <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: D41F08E1-2DF5-4DD0-8BDA-84636905CDCF