KDOR says it will work with counties after auditors flag unreliable exemption coding

Jan 22, 2026

Auditors reported missing and inconsistent exemption codes in county CADOR data (about 7% blank) that limit analysis by exemption type; KDOR officials told the committee they will work with counties to improve coding and attempt to provide grouped reports from the 72,000 records.

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Committee members pressed auditors and KDOR on whether the state's data could be reworked to show which exempt properties are universities, schools, tribally held land, or economic‑development exemptions. Representative Williams said the coding appears unreliable and asked whether KDOR could generate grouped summaries from the 72,000‑record dataset.

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