Still, the self-reporting worries auditors who only had to do the billing in the past not the math. Each agreement is different. Some are for 20 years, some for 30. Most are based on a fixed tax rate at the time of the investment, and some can be adjusted slightly every five years or so. I've talked to enough county administrators to know that auditors feel overburdened as it is and think this is just another thing that is being passed along to them from the state to do.
Auditors also are worried about enforcing collections.
Rep. E. DeWitt McCraw, D-Gaffney, said he isn't worried. I think people know they will be audited if they don't file the correct forms. I can't see why the companies can't do it themselves.