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Rankin County denies Salvation Army tax-exemption request for disaster warehouse, citing majority-for-profit use
Summary
County attorney told the board a five-part charitable-use test failed because Salvation Army planned to rent 65% of a warehouse at market rates; the board voted to deny the request.
The Rankin County Board of Supervisors on June 2 denied a request from the Salvation Army for a blanket ad valorem tax exemption for an emergency disaster services warehouse at 1350 Plywood Drive, after county legal staff said the organization planned to rent 65% of the building at market rates.
County legal counsel reviewed the county’s five-part test for evaluating charitable-use exemptions and told the board that, while the Salvation Army is a recognized 501(c)(3) charitable organization, the proposed use did not satisfy several…
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