She is stupid, a tax cheat, and a quitter...no wonder the klannish relate to her.

OldTrader · Feb 7, 2010

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Apparently you are too old to read effectively...

Dave Dunivan, the assessor for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough however, said owners are required by state law to report any omissions or errors in their tax assessments.

...guilty by knowingly omitting, therefore cheating, therefore violating state law.

If by law there is an honor system, and Palin didn't honor that system, she is cheating the system.

Seriously, what kind of dumb ass owns undeveloped land for which they are taxed, then builds on that land, then sees the property tax has not increased even though the new buildings on the property has increased the valuation, then doesn't think there is an assessment error when the tax doesn't increase accordingly?

Someone who is trying to avoid paying their fair share of taxes...cheating the system...
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What you left out is this statement by their attorney: "Palin's attorney, Thomas Van Flein, said it is not the responsibility of property owners to report structures that go up on their land."

Then there is this: "Dunivan said no one has called the borough on the Palin lots, among many in the region to add structures, the flyover survey found."

Sounds to me like the county is incompetent. Anywhere I ever lived the assessor comes up with your assessment, and you pay your tax accordingly. And that's how not only Palin acted, but evidently how many others with property in the area acted.

I think your post should have been about the incompetence of the local assessor. Either way, if the county has a legal claim they are evidently amply secured by the property for that claim. Let them follow their guidelines to reassess the property, allow for an appeal if their is one. Can they claim the tax back to a prior year? Probably not. Either way, it's a civil matter. The tax again is secured by the property.

Finally, we should all realize that the amount involved is peanuts. Even if the value of the structure is $100K, we may only be talking about $1K in taxes. I'm wondering if that covers the cost of the assessor's flight to the area?

OldTrader

OPTIONAL777 · Feb 7, 2010

Geez...

One one hand we have her attorney and on the other hand we have a public servant...

...and of course you think her attorney is representing the truth?

LMAO...

By the way, incompetence of the county assessor is not a valid excuse to ignore and cheat the law.

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What you left out is this statement by their attorney: "Palin's attorney, Thomas Van Flein, said it is not the responsibility of property owners to report structures that go up on their land."

Then there is this: "Dunivan said no one has called the borough on the Palin lots, among many in the region to add structures, the flyover survey found."

Sounds to me like the county is incompetent. Anywhere I ever lived the assessor comes up with your assessment, and you pay your tax accordingly. And that's how not only Palin acted, but evidently how many others with property in the area acted.

I think your post should have been about the incompetence of the local assessor. Either way, if the county has a legal claim they are evidently amply secured by the property for that claim. Let them follow their guidelines to reassess the property, allow for an appeal if their is one. Can they claim the tax back to a prior year? Probably not. Either way, it's a civil matter. The tax again is secured by the property.

Finally, we should all realize that the amount involved is peanuts. Even if the value of the structure is $100K, we may only be talking about $1K in taxes. I'm wondering if that covers the cost of the assessor's flight to the area?

OldTrader
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nutmeg · Feb 7, 2010

Did you see Palin yesterday, re health care she asked for tort reform. What balls said the queen if I had them I'd be king.

OTH, Obama comments on tort reform were something to the effect, "not a fight I want to start".

People can trash Palin all they want she made it clear she is not the face of the teaparty, she is a spokesperson.

Obama as president is the best thing that ever happened to this country. He is opening doors of "hope" for new leaders to emerge.

The "change" of course will come when he leaves or chooses to become part of the solution.

fhl · Feb 7, 2010

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fhl · Feb 7, 2010

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John_Wensink · Feb 7, 2010

There are only two questions that need to be answered:

1. Why are you so obsessed with sarah palin

2. If she is a tax cheat, how did the obama administration miss nominating her? That seems to be a pre requisite for the current administration.

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February 5, 2010

Palin's Taxes: Cabins On Sarah Palin's Land Have Never Been Assessed

RACHEL D'ORO | 02/ 4/10 11:38 PM | AP

ANCHORAGE, Alaska â Records show that Sarah Palin hasn't paid any property taxes on cabins that have been built on two backcountry plots partially owned by the former Alaska governor.

There are no tax assessments for the two-story, house-sized cabins, a workshop and a sauna spotted Thursday in an aerial survey. Property taxes totaling $156.13 were paid on the land in 2009 â but that bill did not include anything for the structures because the local assessor didn't know about the new construction nearly 100 miles north of Anchorage.

The issue has attracted the attention of local tax officials who conducted the scheduled aerial survey of properties in the area on Thursday. The area is accessible only by floatplane, snowmobile or four-wheeler.

Dave Dunivan, the assessor for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, said such a survey had not been done there in five years, before construction started on the cabins.

Palin's attorney, Thomas Van Flein, said it is not the responsibility of property owners to report structures that go up on their land.

"It is the borough's job," he said in an e-mail. "The property taxes on this parcel are fully paid and have never been delinquent."

Dunivan, however, said owners are required by state law to report any omissions or errors in their tax assessments. Often, the borough learns of new structures in remote areas when neighbors report them. Dunivan said no one has called the borough on the Palin lots, among many in the region to add structures, the flyover survey found.

"Typically, if there are errors, we hear from owners," he said. "If there are omissions, we don't. Every once in a while we do have someone call us about omissions, but not often."

The properties are located along Safari Lake â an undeveloped area located near Denali State Park â and owned by Palin, her husband Todd and a family friend, Scott Richter. According to borough records, the tax assessments are sent to Richter's post office box in Big Lake.

There is no phone listing in Alaska for Richter and he could not be reached Thursday.

The matter first appeared Wednesday on an Alaska political blog site, Mudflats, which has been critical of Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate. Palin resigned as governor last summer and has since written a best-selling memoir. She signed on as a Fox News commentator last month.

"This is another blatant attempt to manufacture a story about the Palins following more defamatory swipes," Palin's spokeswoman Meghan Stapleton said in an e-mail to The Associated Press.

Dunivan said a photo of a large cabin posted on the Mudflats site â and later reported on the Huffington Post Web site â is one of the structures spotted in the flyover.

Van Flein said work is still being done on the cabins, but both are usable. He said construction began on one of the cabins in 2006, but he didn't know when construction started on the second one.

The two parcels of land, separated by one lot, total 25 acres and had a combined value of $30,000 in 2007 through 2009, according to assessment records. Dunivan said the data collected in Thursday's survey will be calculated into 2010 assessment notices being mailed out at the end of the month.

It's too soon to estimate how much the structures will increase the taxes due, Dunivan said.

The cabins are the size of large homes rather than the average backcountry cabin, but square footage estimates were not immediately available.

Local real estate broker, Claus Steigler, said most cabins in the area are closer to the 500-square-foot range. Because they are in a hard to reach area, they generally sell for only $40,000 to $60,000, including the land.

One large log cabin reachable by road is listed at $229,000, but it's still on the market after two years, Steigler said.
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Index piker · Feb 7, 2010

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Partially owns means partially responsible
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Glad to see you take responsibility for Abu Ghraib, gitmo, My Lai , new coke, & bottled water.

OPTIONAL777 · Feb 7, 2010

Please take this in context:

You are definitely as dim as a 3 watt bulb...

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Glad to see you take responsibility for Abu Ghraib, gitmo, My Lai , new coke, & bottled water.
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Index piker · Feb 7, 2010

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Please take this in context:

You are definitely as dim as a 3 watt bulb...
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Yeah, I , just finished mowing my lawn (too tired to ) report it as a property improvement.

Maybe a neighbor will turn me in.

OPTIONAL777 · Feb 7, 2010

Moving out of your trailer park would likely be the best way to increase property values...

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Yeah, I , just finished mowing my lawn (too tired to ) report it as a property improvement.

Maybe a neighbor will turn me in.
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