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Assessor: designated-forest land participants will be audited beginning next year
Summary
Emily from the assessor's office told the board the office will begin auditing participants in the designated forest land tax program in a rotation starting next year so landowners have time to come into compliance by 2027; the Department of Revenue prompted the reviews.
Emily, representing the assessor's office, told the board that the county will begin auditing taxpayers who participate in the designated forest land program. "The answer is I recently became aware of the fact that we are supposed to be auditing the taxpayers that are participating in the program," she said, and added the audits will be rolled out so that landowners are notified in advance and have time to replant or otherwise come into compliance by the 2027 audit cycle.
Emily said the Department of Revenue identified the need to resume reviews and that the county will place participating parcels into a regular rotation for compliance checks. Commissioners discussed parallels between public and private land management and asked staff to communicate with landowners about the process and timelines.
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