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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

FOR

H. B. 2585

( By Delegates Skaff, Craig, Smith, P., Poore, Guthrie, Hunt, Reynolds, White, Raines and Nelson, E. )


(Originating in the House Committee on the Judiciary)

     [March 1, 2013]


A BILL to amend and reenact §11-3-15c and §11-3-15d
of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing the time to file a petition in response to notice of an increased assessment of certain real and personal property.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
  That §11-3-15c and §11-3-15d of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3. PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENTS GENERALLY.
§11-3-15c. Petition for assessor review of improper valuation of real property.
  (a) A taxpayer who is of the opinion that his or her real property has been valued too high or otherwise improperly valued or listed in the notice given as provided in section two-a of this article may, but is not required to, file a petition for review with the assessor on a written form prescribed by the Tax Commissioner. This section shall not apply to industrial and natural resource property appraised by the Tax Commissioner.
  (b) The petition shall state the taxpayer's opinion of the true and actual value of the property and substantial information that justifies that opinion of value for the assessor to consider for purposes of basing a change in classification or correction of the valuation. For purposes of this subsection, the taxpayer provides shall provide substantial information to justify the opinion of value by stating the method or methods of valuation on which the opinion is based:
  (1) Under the income approach, including the information required in section fifteen-e of this article;
  (2) Under the market approach, including the true and actual value of at least three comparable properties in the same geographic area or the sale of the subject property; or
  (3) Under the cost approach, including the replacement cost or the cost to build or rebuild the property, plus the true and actual value of the land.
  (c) The petition may include more than one parcel of property if they are part of the same economic unit according to the Tax Commissioner's guidelines or if they are owned by the same owner, have the same use, are appealed on the same basis and are located in the same tax district or in contiguous tax districts of the county, and are in a form prescribed by the Tax Commissioner.
  (d) The petition shall be filed within five eight business days after the date the taxpayer receives the notice of increased assessment under section two-a of this article or the notice of increased value was published as a Class II-0 legal advertisement as provided in that section.
§11-3-15d. Administrative review of tangible personal property valuation by assessor.
  (a) The owner of business tangible personal property that is valued by the assessor or the person in whose possession it is found on the assessment date may appeal to the assessor within five eight business days after the date the notice of increased assessment required by section fifteen-b of this article was received by filing a petition with the assessor on a form prescribed by the Tax Commissioner. The petition shall set forth in writing:
  (1) The taxpayer's opinion of the value of the tangible personal property; and
  (2) Substantial information that justifies the opinion of value in order for the assessor to consider the information for the purpose of basing a change in the valuation.
  (b) The assessor shall rule on each petition no later than February 10 of the tax year.
  (c) The notice of the assessor's ruling provided under this section shall be given in the same manner as prescribed in section fifteen-h of this article.
  (d) If the request of the petitioner is denied, in whole or in part, the notice required by subsection (c) of this section shall include the grounds for refusing to grant the request contained in the petition.
  (e) This section shall not apply to tangible personal property appraised by the Tax Commissioner as part of an industrial or natural resource property appraisal.
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