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Tax Justice for all
It has been almost three months since we discovered the illegal homestead deduction Larochelle LLC had been taking for the last 14 years.
During those months I have heard people ask several times whether the LLC has paid back the several thousand dollars in back taxes . The Town Council including Chairman Larochelle has been silent on this matter. They have not answered the inquiries and have treated this as a private matter between the LLC and our Town.
We may have to remind the Council that tax matters including back taxes are public information. There is a reason for this transparency. It is to insure that everyone is treated equally.
I am beginning to see a disturbing difference between the way the Lisbon Council is handling this debt as opposed to the way they collected the back taxes due on 233 Lisbon Street, Hill Street or even the few dollars due by Mr. Cote on an excise tax mistake the town made.
I do not think for a moment that Larochelle LLC intentionally tried to defraud Lisbon by using this deduction. I think it is much more likely that this improper tax deduction was initiated by a former tax person who wasn’t up on the requirements for the Homestead Deduction.
Regardless of the cause of this infraction one fact remains. Larochelle LLC OWES LISBON quite a substantial sum of money. This money must be paid back to the town of Lisbon ASAP.
It has been almost three months since we discovered the illegal homestead deduction Larochelle LLC had been taking for the last 14 years.
During those months I have heard people ask several times whether the LLC has paid back the several thousand dollars in back taxes . The Town Council including Chairman Larochelle has been silent on this matter. They have not answered the inquiries and have treated this as a private matter between the LLC and our Town.
We may have to remind the Council that tax matters including back taxes are public information. There is a reason for this transparency. It is to insure that everyone is treated equally.
I am beginning to see a disturbing difference between the way the Lisbon Council is handling this debt as opposed to the way they collected the back taxes due on 233 Lisbon Street, Hill Street or even the few dollars due by Mr. Cote on an excise tax mistake the town made.
I do not think for a moment that Larochelle LLC intentionally tried to defraud Lisbon by using this deduction. I think it is much more likely that this improper tax deduction was initiated by a former tax person who wasn’t up on the requirements for the Homestead Deduction.
Regardless of the cause of this infraction one fact remains. Larochelle LLC OWES LISBON quite a substantial sum of money. This money must be paid back to the town of Lisbon ASAP.
All People in Lisbon must be treated equally.
Respectfully
Joe Hill - LisbonMaine.Net
2 comments:
I do not believe the people of Lisbon will ever know what the town is doing to protect LaRochelle Properties LLC. The one thing you can be assured of is if Mr. Eldridge provides any information it is going to be false. Since January 2008, Mr. Eldridge has been lying to the council and the people.
The sad true is the tax issue is small potatoes when you look at the money LPD and the David has waisted with his wet dream comunication center.
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