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Taxpayer appeals vehicle reassessment to Northampton County Board of Equalization
Summary
A county resident, Greg Norman, presented an appeal over a vehicle reassessment that rose from $27,048 last year to $40,860 this year; the board took the appeal for review and did not decide at the meeting.
A Northampton County resident formally appealed the assessed value of a vehicle at the Board of Equalization and Review session, saying the county’s reassessment increased the vehicle’s taxable value from $27,048 last year to $40,860 this year.
Greg Norman told the board he provided documentation with his appeal including a CARFAX report that lists the retail value at about $26,000, and values from Kelley Blue Book, NADA and Edmunds placing the vehicle between $21,000 and $28,000. Norman also told the board the vehicle had been in two prior accidents before his ownership and that published state assessment lists sometimes value all vehicles of the same model and year at a single base amount.
Greg Norman, taxpayer: “So somehow the, the state has seen fit to raise the assessed value by over $14,000 in 1 year. And I submitted when I, filed my my appeal for these taxes, I submitted documentation, that I paid for a carfax report which shows the exact mileage, the complete history of the vehicle, the fact that the car has been in 2 motor vehicle accidents prior to my ownership.”
Board staff clarified that the purpose of the session that night was to receive appeals, not to hear and decide them immediately. The chair told Norman the board would review the submitted documents and get back to him with an update; no decision was made during the meeting.
The board approved the minutes of the Board of Equalization and Review earlier in the session and recessed the regular commissioners’ meeting to convene the BOE. After hearing Norman’s presentation, the BOE chair said the burden of proof is on the taxpayer and reminded appellants that the board would not issue a decision that evening.
Outcome: The appeal was accepted for review by the Board of Equalization and Review; the board did not render a final decision at the meeting and will follow up with the appellant.
