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Riley County weighs adopting written policy for tax abatements after disaster damage under KSA 79-1613
Summary
Anne Berson, an appraiser's office staff member, told the Riley County Commission on Jan. 30 that KSA 79-1613 allows the board to abate property taxes for buildings destroyed or substantially damaged by disaster or fire, and staff asked whether the commission wants a written policy to guide such abatements.
Anne Berson, an appraiser's office staff member, told the Riley County Commission on Jan. 30 that Kansas law treats property values as of Jan. 1 for that tax year and that KSA 79-1613 allows a county to abate taxes where a building is destroyed or substantially damaged.
“The statute permits the abatement of taxes for buildings or improvements that are destroyed or substantially damaged by natural disasters or fire,” Berson said, explaining that qualifying restoration costs must equal or exceed 50% of the market value before the damage.
The briefing explained that under Kansas’s annual (in-arrears) tax system, a change to a property’s…
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