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Assessor reports $417,021 in office-error exonerations, cites $414,000 miskeyed entry

Berkeley County Commission · July 31, 2026

Summary

Assessor Larry Hess presented multiple tax exoneration items: 11 first-offense personal-property exonerations totaling $1,962.32, 19 office-error personal-property exonerations totaling $417,021.40 (including a large miskey related to a motorcycle), and eight real-estate exonerations totaling $14,722.54; the commission approved each item.

Assessor Larry Hess presented several tax-exoneration items and asked the commission to approve corrections. He reported 11 first-offense personal-property exonerations totaling $1,962.32 and asked for approval.

Hess also reported 19 personal-property exonerations due to office error totaling $417,021.40. He described one notable miskeyed entry: "This guy... bought a motorcycle and was valued at $6,000. It was miskeyed for 17,000,000 and some dollars," which resulted in roughly a $414,000 correction. The commission moved, seconded and approved the exonerations. Hess also presented eight real-estate exonerations due to office error totaling $14,722.54; that item likewise passed on voice vote.

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