(a) With respect to a de minimus property tax totaling less than five dollars ($5.00) as calculated for a duly assessed parcel of real property, if authorized by a private act, resolution, or ordinance levying the tax, the county trustee or other property tax collecting official may:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-5-2013

  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Decline to bill the tax;
(2) Decline to refer the tax for further collection; or
(3) Abate any penalty or interest otherwise due for late payment of the tax.
(b) The tax collecting official shall maintain a list of de minimus taxes by parcel and by year, and the tax may be collected when a tax related to the same parcel is tendered for a later year; provided, that such collection is not barred by any applicable statute of limitations.
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