RECOMMENDATION(S):
DENY claim for property tax refund filed by the Regents of the University of California for 2011/2012, 2012/13, 2013/14 and 2014/15.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
On May 30, 2019, the Regents of the University of California (“Taxpayer”) filed a claim with the County seeking a refund of $132,384.24 for property taxes paid for a property located at 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, APN 143-040-103-2 (the “Property”). The Taxpayer seeks a refund on the basis that the Property was exempt from property taxation for 2011/2012 through 2014/15 based on its use of the Property for educational purposes. [Cal. Const., art. XIII, sec. 4(b); see also Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code, § 267.]
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