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Assessor says Venmo screenshots insufficient; board records decision in Mitchell appeal
Summary
At a Clallam County Board of Equalization hearing, assessor representative Pamela McCarter said Julia Mitchell supplied only Venmo screenshots as proof of commercial farming and that such records do not meet the standard for current-use classification; the board later recorded the file as sustained and said written orders will follow.
Pamela McCarter, an assessor's office representative, told the Clallam County Board of Equalization that petitioner Julia Mitchell did not appear and that the only evidence submitted to show commercial farming were “screenshots from her Venmo account,” which McCarter said did not adequately demonstrate commercial agricultural production or income reporting.
McCarter said commercial-farm current-use classification requires documentation that shows what is produced, the expenses and income, and that income is reported to the IRS. “The only thing she provided were some screenshots from her Venmo account, which didn't really provide adequate information of, like, a question of some or what she was doing,” McCarter said.
Board members asked for clarification about what documentation would meet the standard; McCarter pointed to tax returns, business licenses and business records showing production, sales and marketing as examples of adequate proof. One board member summarized the legal focus: “the big focus is on commercial because that's what the law requires,” noting that tax shifts to other property owners occur when current-use classifications are granted improperly.
The board later recorded the Mitchell file (2025-205, property ID 39387) among the matters handled that day and said a written board order with its decision would be issued within approximately two weeks. The transcript shows the board’s final administrative statement that this and related files were “sustained.”
Next steps: the board will issue a written order notifying parties of the decision and explaining any available appeal options.
