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Public commenter warns shorter reappraisal cycles could reduce sales-ratio studies

2994493 · April 15, 2025
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A public commenter told the Tennessee State Board of Equalization that counties shifting to two- and three-year reappraisal cycles may result in years without required sales-ratio studies, potentially raising compliance concerns tied to earlier federal litigation that spurred the studies.

Mister Scruggs, appearing virtually before the Tennessee State Board of Equalization, urged the board to consider how some counties’ moves to shorter reappraisal cycles could reduce how often sales-ratio studies are performed.

Scruggs, who said he is with the law firm Evans & Petree and represents thousands of Tennessee taxpayers, told the board he has been following county reappraisal-cycle changes and believes the Division of Property Assessments (DPA) does not perform a sales-ratio study in a county’s reappraisal year. He said that if a…

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