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Upson County to file formal complaint over possible Board of Equalization conflict as tax appeals backlog mounts
Summary
The county’s tax commissioner told commissioners the county faces more than 450 property tax appeals and must hold 15% of collected payments pending decisions; the board voted to file a formal conflict-of-interest complaint about a recently appointed BOE member and to take the matter to the grand jury.
Upson County commissioners voted to file a formal complaint alleging a conflict of interest by a recently appointed member of the county’s Board of Equalization, after the tax commissioner told the board the county is facing an unusually large backlog of property tax appeals.
“The stack right here represents over 450 appeals,” the tax commissioner told the board, adding that the volume is far above the typical 30–50 appeals in a year. The commissioner said the county is collecting many accounts at 85% while appeals are unresolved and must plan for possible refunds,…
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