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Johnston County tax administrator: formal appeals open, 5,731 informal appeals resolved; about a third resulted in reductions
Summary
Tax Administrator Jocelyn Andrews told commissioners that roughly 1.5% of the annual levy remains to be collected, formal appeals are under way with 183 received to date, and county staff resolved 5,731 informal appeals with slightly more than a third resulting in a reduction of value.
Johnston County's tax administrator reported April 7 that county staff have nearly completed annual collections and are processing property-value appeals, with hundreds of formal appeals open.
Jocelyn Andrews told the Board of Commissioners that the county has "a little over a percent and a half of the annual levy left to collect" as it approaches the fiscal-year closing period. She said staff were working with taxpayers to collect the remaining balances before the end of the fiscal year.
On appeals, Andrews said formal appeals opened in early April and the online portal and formal filing will remain open until 5:00 p.m. on the Tuesday in April when the Board of Equalization and Review adjourns for appeals (the meeting did not state a calendar date). At the meeting Andrews said the county had received 183 formal appeals and had completed 39 of those at the time of her report.
Andrews also provided figures for informal appeals: county staff processed 5,731 informal appeals and issued decision letters on all of them two weeks before the commissioners' meeting. She said roughly "a little over 34%" of the informal appeals resulted in a decrease in value; other appeals produced no change or, in some cases, an increase.
The tax administrator described the county's preferred evidence submission process for formal hearings: taxpayers are asked to provide supporting documentation ahead of scheduled hearings so staff can review and prepare recommendations, though Andrews said taxpayers may still bring materials to their hearing if they prefer.
"There were a total of 5,731 informal appeals...a little over 34% of those made an adjustment," Andrews said during the meeting. She also told commissioners that 183 formal appeals had been received and 39 completed at the time of her report.
No board action was recorded on the appeals; Andrews asked commissioners whether they had any questions and described logistics for how hearings will be scheduled and handled.
