Pinellas County cracking down on undeserved tax exemptions
Finding funds lost to erroneous tax exemptions is a meticulous business, perhaps too meticulous for just two people. Currently, only a couple county employees with the Property Appraiser’s Office are responsible for identifying Pinellas’ undeserved personal property tax exemptions. A move made by County Commissioners last week, however, which allows property tax dollars to be used as funding for exemption audit services, will pave the way for an outside company — Tax Management Associates, Inc. (TMA) — to move in…