Kaufman County to crack down on erroneous property tax exemptions




The Kaufman County Appraisal District plans to purchase computer software to search the county's property tax roll for false exemptions.

The Kaufman Herald reported that the district's board of directors approved spending $50,000 to use the LexisNexis Risk Solutions program.

It will target such exemptions as property owners who claim homestead exemptions in more than one county and properties receiving exemptions filed by owners who died or relocated.

A test of the product involving 25,000 properties found 13 percent oif them to be questionable, according to district officials.

The company told local officials the program was used in Fort Bend County in Texas, and it identified $2.3 million in erroenous exemptions.

The $50,000 fee will be paid from a surplus in the 2015 budget.

 

 

 




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EXCELLENT. Slightly stained; 70 degrees; 0.00 feet at pool. Hybrid striped bass and white bass have made a full recovery from the spawn and are now back in the main lake in droves and are on a feeding frenzy. Look for heavy bird activity throughout the lake on flats and near the Dam on edges of drop offs especially on cloudy and overcast days. The Hybrids and Whitebass have started schooling in water from 6-14 feet at the dam and any wind blown shallow point or seawall. Late evening schooling action is also happening in shallow coves and points throughout the lake. Reports of great catches using silver or white slabs and spinnerbaits and retrieving off the bottom at a very slow retrieve to catch these fish in depths of 8-16 feet of water. The crappie have also migrated back into the main lake. Look for them under bridge pylons or under docks where the depths are between 3-10 feet. Guides have been reporting exceptionally nice catches on sunny warmer days. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service.

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