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Clerks urge BOE to curb mass filings by professional tax agents with certification and e‑filing rules
Summary
Clerks and county administrators told the BOE work group that professional tax agents often submit mass, automated appeal filings near deadlines, creating data‑entry backlogs and increased continuances; clerks proposed self‑certification by agents and mandatory electronic filing thresholds as remedies.
County clerks and AAB administrators told the Board of Equalization that mass filings from professional tax agents create administrative burdens and drive postponements and withdrawals, and they proposed targeted rules to reduce speculative or premature bulk submissions.
Bridal Velhakis, chair of the Assessment Appeals Subcommittee for the California Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Association, said counties “are routinely overwhelmed by mass…
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