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> From: [log in to unmask]
> To: Mawtclerk
> Subject: Abatements
> Date: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 3:32 PM
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> Have any Boards of Abatement dealt with the issue of inability to pay and
> if so how has your town handled the situation?
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> Did you render an abatement for this reason and if so, did you request
> specific information in writing to help you make your decision?
>
> Please let me know  Thank you
>
> Barbara
> Guilford

Barb,

Since I've been C/T, we have had only one request, which never really came
before the board.  The taxpayer suggested that she was unable to pay, and I
advised her that she would have to make the case before the BCA.
Basically, I suggested that she present some kind of financial statement,
tax returns, etc. for them to base a decision on.  Needless to say, we
never heard another word from that taxpayer, but I imagine it is only a
matter of time before we had more requests of this nature.  I'll be
interested to hear how others have dealt with it.

Mary Ann
Morristown