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2022 Lewis County Board of Equalization Review
Status of Work Completed
December 6, 2022
NOTE: Refer to our original report issued in January 2020 for a complete explanation of each requirement.
| Requirement | Topic | Work Completed on Requirement | Completed/Pending Completion | Future Follow-up? |
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| 2 | Complete and timely filed petitions | The Lewis County Board of Equalization (Board) provided petition files to the Department of Revenue (Department) that contained untimely filed petitions. The petition files provided informed petitioners of the good cause waiver reasons, as required in the Complete and timely filed petitions requirement of the Department’s 2019 Review of the Lewis County Board of Equalization Report. The petition denial letters provided to the Department did not inform petitioners of their appeal rights to the State Board of Tax Appeals. In addition, the letters did not include a deadline for submission of a good cause waiver or reconvene request. | Pending Completion | Yes. To determine if the Board of Equalization has met the requirement:
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| 3 | Board orders | The petition files provided to the Department included orders dated and signed by the Board within 45 days of their hearings. The orders reviewed included the date shipped. | Completed | No |