BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WSAV) -- Beaufort County government has identified and corrected a lapse in interest calculation on real property tax refunds dating back to 2020.

“I’d like to thank our County Administrator, the Finance team, and our Assessor’s Office for their quick work over the past few weeks to calculate these refunds,” said County Council Chair Alice Howard. “Making our taxpayers whole is simply the right thing to do.”

Earlier this year, it was brought to the attention of the CFO and County Administrator that interest calculations on refunds and appeals for real property, previously calculated in the Auditor’s office, had ceased back in 2020. The County Administrator directed the Assessor’s office to work with the South Carolina Department of Revenue to calculate the interest

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