Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 3, 2026 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-d <br /> SUBJECT: Late Applications for Property Tax Exemption/Exclusion <br /> DEPARTMENT: Tax Administration <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Exempt Status Resolution Nancy Freeman, Tax Administrator, <br /> Spreadsheet (919) 245-2735 <br /> Requests for Exemption/Exclusion <br /> PURPOSE: To consider five (5) untimely applications for exemption/exclusion from ad valorem <br /> taxation for five (5) bills for the 2025 tax year. <br /> BACKGROUND: North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS) typically require applications for <br /> exemptions to be filed during the listing period, which is usually during the month of January. <br /> Applications for Elderly/Disabled Exclusion, Circuit Breaker Tax Deferment, and Disabled Veteran <br /> Exclusion should be filed by June 1st of the tax year for which the benefit is requested. NCGS <br /> 105-282.1(a1) does allow some discretion. Upon a showing of good cause by the applicant for <br /> failure to make a timely application, an application for exemption or exclusion filed after the close <br /> of the listing period may be approved by the Department of Revenue, the Board of Equalization <br /> and Review, the Board of County Commissioners, or the governing body of a municipality, as <br /> appropriate. An untimely application for exemption or exclusion approved under this provision <br /> applies only to property taxes levied by the county or municipality in the calendar year in which <br /> the untimely application is filed. <br /> Five (5) applicants are applying for homestead exclusion based on NCGS 105-277.1, which <br /> allows exclusion of the greater of $25,000 or 50% of the appraised value of the residence. <br /> Including these five (5) bills, the Board will have considered a total of eighty-nine (89) untimely <br /> bills for exemption of 2025 taxes since the 2025 Board of Equalization and Review adjourned on <br /> July 31, 2025. Taxpayers may submit an untimely application for exemption of 2025 taxes to the <br /> Board of Commissioners through December 31, 2025. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: The reduction in the County's tax base associated with approval of the <br /> exemption applications will result in a net reduction in revenue of $5,058.23. to Orange County, <br /> municipalities, and special districts. Of this total, the impact on the County's portion of the taxes <br /> is $3,535.01. <br /> ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: This item supports: <br /> • GOAL 6: DIVERSE AND VIBRANT ECONOMY <br />