Madison County, Amazon spar over data center tax values
The board backed the assessor’s figure after Amazon and county officials differed by more than $1 billion on five buildings’ taxable value.
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Madison County Rejects Amazon’s Valuation Appeal for Canton Data Centers
On Aug. 17, the Madison County Board of Supervisors approved the county tax assessor’s valuation of five Amazon data center buildings in Canton, rejecting an appeal from the company that assigned a much lower value to the facilities. Amazon's valuation would have eliminated nearly $6 million in tax revenue, county estimates show. The post Madison County Denies Amazon’s Valuation Appeal for Canton Data Centers, Preserving Millions in Tax Revenue …
Madison County, Amazon spar over data center tax values
CANTON, Miss. (WLBT) – Madison County and Amazon are millions of dollars apart on what the company’s data centers at the Canton mega site are worth, a dispute that could determine how much tax money flows into local schools and county government. At a hearing Monday, Madison County Tax Assessor Norman Cannady told the Board of Supervisors that each of Amazon’s five data center buildings at the mega site has a true value of nearly $292 million fo…
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