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County officials say state tax appeal settlements drove $235,000 in exonerations
Summary
Monongalia County officials said a set of property tax exonerations reported Dec. 17 were tied to Office of Tax Appeals settlements and a clerical error in mineral valuations at the West Virginia State Tax Department; staff described plans to back‑tax a separate well for a later year.
Monongalia County officials on Dec. 17 told commissioners that an unusually large group of property tax exonerations stemmed from state tax appeals and a clerical error at the West Virginia State Tax Department.
Patrick from the county assessor’s office explained that Office of Tax Appeals settlements involving working‑interest mineral valuations produced a cluster of exonerations for tax year 2024. “They had an employee who'd made a clerical error … they did not subtract any of the expenses on…
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