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Treasurer briefs board on complex cannabis tax program; ad hoc planned to weigh rate and collection options
Summary
Treasurer reported data inconsistencies, manual collection issues, license backdating and market oversupply that leave many cultivators unprofitable under the county’s tiered tax; staff recommended an ad hoc to study options including rate reductions and system upgrades.
The county treasurer and tax collector presented a detailed status update on Trinity County’s cultivator and retail cannabis tax program on Dec. 17, describing operational challenges, compliance gaps and market dynamics that have reduced taxable transfers and produced notable delinquencies.
Treasurer Tara McBrayer told the board the county’s tax ordinance uses a unique tiered structure that taxes transfers by product type (flower, trim/leaf, fresh plant) and by weight tiers; retail sales are assessed as a percentage. Staff reported four main…
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