Section 744 Of Article 3. Reassessments And Allocation Corrections From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 1. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 3.
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. (a) The board shall notify the petitioner of its decision on a
petition for reassessment by mail and shall make written findings
and conclusions if requested at or prior to the commencement of the
hearing. The board shall send a periodic report of its decisions and
any written findings and conclusions thereon to each county in which
affected state-assessed property is situated. The findings shall
fairly disclose the board's determination of material factual issues
and shall contain a statement of the method or methods of valuation
used by the board in valuing the property. Notwithstanding the
requirement for a statement of method or methods, the board's
approval of a settlement of a lawsuit contesting the value of
state-assessed property shall be sufficient disclosure when value is
determined in accordance with a board-approved settlement. Decisions
of the board on petitions for reassessment of state-assessed property
shall be completed on or before December 31.
(b) When the value of an assessee's state-assessed property is
determined, after a hearing on a petition for reassessment, to be
different from the value originally adopted by the board, the board
shall determine the year in which the corrected value is to be
entered on the roll. The correct value may be entered on the roll for
the fiscal year in which the determination is made, or the
difference between the original and the corrected value may be
entered as an increase or decrease in the assessment for the
succeeding fiscal year. If the corrected value is entered on the roll
for the fiscal year in which it is determined, and the board roll
has been transmitted to the county auditors, the board shall make the
corresponding changes in allocations and transmit the roll
corrections to the county auditor.
(c) If the amount of the correction is to be entered on the roll
for the succeeding fiscal year, an amount is to be added in lieu of
interest. If the correction results in a reduction in assessed value,
there shall be added to the reduction, in lieu of interest, 9
percent of the difference between the original assessed value and the
reduced assessed value. If the correction results in an increase in
assessed value, there shall be added to the increase, in lieu of
interest, 9 percent of the difference between the original assessed
value and the increased assessed value.