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Young County discusses consultant, tax-abatement details for Titus Tabadero solar project
Summary
Commissioners met with consultant Jeff Snowden by Zoom to review how tax-abatement “pilot” agreements and equipment sales taxes could affect county revenue for the Titus Tabadero solar and battery project; no formal hiring decision was recorded.
Young County Commissioners Court met on an item about possible consulting for tax-abatement negotiations for the Titus Tabadero solar farm project, holding a Zoom call with Jeff Snowden of Cabex Resources to review how abatements and sales taxes for equipment might affect county revenue.
The discussion centered on the structure of abatement “pilot” agreements and which parts of a solar-plus-storage project are taxable. Jeff Snowden described how some agreements allocate sales-taxable items — especially batteries — to the county where equipment is delivered and placed in service, potentially producing a one-time sales-tax event when equipment is activated. Snowden said batteries and other equipment can create significant taxable value…
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