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Valley County approves credit to Idaho Power after Supreme Court ruling on operating-property valuation
Summary
Valley County commissioners voted to issue a credit on Idaho Power's 2025 tax bill to make the company whole after an Idaho Supreme Court ruling found its operating property was overvalued for tax years 2020–2022. The county approved issuing the credit and deferred a decision on paying judgment interest until the budget process.
Valley County commissioners voted to issue a credit on Idaho Power's 2025 tax bill to satisfy a judgment stemming from an Idaho Supreme Court ruling that found the utility's operating property was overvalued for tax years 2020, 2021 and 2022.
The decision matters because the county must return tax dollars assessed in error and choose how that refund is distributed among local taxing districts. Treasurer Roberts told commissioners the total amount calculated for Valley County is $107,689.26, of which $20,861.33 is judgment interest and $86,827.93 is the tax refund.
Operating property — assets such as power lines and other utility infrastructure — is centrally assessed by the Idaho State Tax Commission rather than by counties. Treasurer Roberts summarized the appeal process: Idaho Power challenged the commission's valuation method, the district court affirmed the…
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