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Kootenai County to ask Board of Equalization to review a dozen parcels after valuation error left taxes at $0
Summary
County staff told commissioners a tax-assessment data error set 12 parcels to zero value, producing a near-$200,000 loss in gross tax dollars; commissioners asked staff to pursue Board of Equalization review and present options to property owners, including payment plans and waiving penalties.
Kootenai County commissioners on May 27 asked staff to bring a formal Board of Equalization (BOE) process recommendation after the treasurer’s office identified a dozen parcels whose value was set to $0 in the tax system.
Chief Deputy Treasurer Jill Smith told the board the error occurred after a BOE decision was processed but the county’s tax-and-assessment software recorded a zero value instead of the corrected value. "The loss to the county in tax dollars is just under $200,000," Smith said, and the county’s share is roughly 30 percent of that figure.
Smith said one of…
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