By Ryan Randazzo, The Republic | azcentral.com
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled that the state Department of Revenue used “tortured” logic when it tried to assess property taxes on leased solar panels.
But the June 1 ruling by Christopher Whitten, presiding tax court judge, does not answer the question of whether solar panels will be subject to tax assessments, because he suggested they could be valued by county assessors, rather than centrally valued by the Department of Revenue.
It is unclear whether county assessors will pursue such taxes.
The debate started in 2013 when the Department of Revenue decided to assess property taxes on leased solar panels.
