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Fiscal Court approves lower sheriff tax collection fee for Simpson County Schools
Summary
Simpson County Fiscal Court approved reducing the sheriff's tax-collection fee for Simpson County Schools from 3% to 2.041%. Sheriff Jere Hopson cautioned the change will reduce the sheriff's revenue by an estimated $55,000–$80,000 depending on collections.
Simpson County Fiscal Court on Oct. 4, 2022 voted to accept Simpson County Schools’ request to lower the sheriff tax collection rate from 3% to 2.041%.
Sheriff Jere Hopson explained that, under the applicable procedure, the school district may request the sheriff to calculate its actual cost of collecting taxes and that the court can…
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