Local Expenditure This bill as amended adds Section 12-43-370, which allows a taxpayer the option to receive certain property tax bills and receipts in electronic form. Each county may determine to which classes of property this provision applies. Also, participating counties must create an application process to allow taxpayers to submit email addresses and must publish the application process on the county’s website. The impact of this section of the bill is unchanged from the bill as amended by the Senate Finance Property Taxation Subcommittee on March 10, 2015. This section has also been updated to add a response from Beaufort County. The Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office contacted all forty-six county governments regarding the expenditure impact of this section and received responses from nine counties. Beaufort County. Beaufort County reports that this bill would result in an annual savings of approximately $12,000 per year. Charleston County. Charleston County reports this bill would likely require additional staffing. Cherokee County. Cherokee County reports this bill could likely save on printing and postage costs, but would require the expenditure of additional funds for software and administration. Clarendon County. Clarendon County reports this bill would require the expenditure of additional funds on software and labor. Florence County. Florence County reports this bill would save on postage. Greenwood County. Greenwood County indicates this bill would potentially require the expenditure of additional funds for administration. Saluda County. Saluda County reports this bill would require the expenditure of additional funds on software and possibly additionally employees. Williamsburg County. Williamsburg County reports this bill would require the expenditure of additional funds on software and labor. York County. York County reports this bill would require the expenditure of additional funds on software and internal overhead. Seven of the nine responding county governments indicate this bill would require additional expenditures, but could not place a dollar amount on the amount of expenses to be incurred. Two counties responded that these provisions would reduce county expenditures. Additionally, the provisions of this bill apply only to the counties wishing to provide electronic property tax bills and
Local Expenditure This bill as amended adds Section 12-43-370, which allows a taxpayer the option to receive certain property tax bills and receipts in electronic form. Each county may determine to which classes of property this provision applies. Also, participating counties must create an application process to allow taxpayers to submit email addresses and must publish the application process on the county’s website. The impact of this section of the bill is unchanged from the bill as amended by the Senate Finance Property Taxation Subcommittee on March 10, 2015. This section has also been updated to add a response from Beaufort County. The Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office contacted all forty-six county governments regarding the expenditure impact of this section and received responses from nine counties. Beaufort County. Beaufort County reports that this bill would result in an annual savings of approximately $12,000 per year. Charleston County. Charleston County reports this bill would likely require additional staffing. Cherokee County. Cherokee County reports this bill could likely save on printing and postage costs, but would require the expenditure of additional funds for software and administration. Clarendon County. Clarendon County reports this bill would require the expenditure of additional funds on software and labor. Florence County. Florence County reports this bill would save on postage. Greenwood County. Greenwood County indicates this bill would potentially require the expenditure of additional funds for administration. Saluda County. Saluda County reports this bill would require the expenditure of additional funds on software and possibly additionally employees. Williamsburg County. Williamsburg County reports this bill would require the expenditure of additional funds on software and labor. York County. York County reports this bill would require the expenditure of additional funds on software and internal overhead. Seven of the nine responding county governments indicate this bill would require additional expenditures, but could not place a dollar amount on the amount of expenses to be incurred. Two counties responded that these provisions would reduce county expenditures. Additionally, the provisions of this bill apply only to the counties wishing to provide electronic property tax bills and