Power of Attorney Form – Durham County, NC

The Power of Attorney Form is a one-page Durham County Tax Administration form on which a taxpayer names an agent and gives that agent full power to act for the taxpayer, to the extent permitted by law, on Durham County, North Carolina property tax matters.

The grant is subject to any additional provisions and exclusions the taxpayer writes in the optional section, which the taxpayer initials. The form states that any person, including the agent, may rely on the power of attorney or a copy of it unless that person knows it has terminated or is invalid. It also states that its meaning and effect are determined by the law of the State of North Carolina, and that the power of attorney is effective immediately.

The page has four blocks: the opening grant naming the taxpayer and the agent; the optional additional provisions and exclusions; contact details for the taxpayer and for the agent (name, business name, addresses, telephone, fax, email); and a signature and acknowledgment section with a notary certificate.

The county lists this form under Other Forms on its Tax Forms & Publications page, next to a Non-Attorney Representative Authorization Form. The form covers Durham County property tax matters only.

A taxpayer who wants another person to handle Durham County, North Carolina property tax matters on their behalf signs this form to appoint that person as agent. The taxpayer completes the taxpayer details and signs; the agent is the person named in the grant, and the form collects the agent's name, business name, addresses, telephone, fax and email.

Things the form itself sets out:

• The authority covers Durham County, North Carolina property tax matters, not other subjects.
• The taxpayer may narrow it by writing additional provisions or exclusions and initialing them; this section is optional.
• The authority is full power to act, to the extent permitted by law, unless limited in that section.
• The taxpayer signs and prints their name, and a notary completes the acknowledgment.

Taxpayers who do not need to appoint anyone do not use it. The form gives no eligibility requirements for the agent and does not say who may sign for a taxpayer who cannot sign; ask Durham County Tax Administration if your situation is unusual.

The power of attorney takes effect immediately, according to the form, so it is in force once it is signed and acknowledged. No due date is printed on it, and it is not tied to a tax year.

Complete it when you want your agent to be able to act for you on Durham County property tax matters. The form states that others may rely on it, or on a copy, unless they know it has terminated or is invalid. It prints no expiration date and no renewal rule. For timing questions, contact Durham County Tax Administration at 919-560-0350 (main office hours listed as 8:30 AM-5:00 PM).

The form prints no mailing address, portal or other submission channel. Durham County Tax Administration publishes it among its other tax forms, and its main office is the point of contact:

• Main office: 201 East Main Street, 3rd Floor, Administration Bldg. II, Durham, NC 27701.
• Telephone: 919-560-0350, listed hours 8:30 AM-5:00 PM.

Ask the office how it wants to receive a signed and notarized power of attorney, and whether it should be given to the agent or sent with a specific matter. Keep a copy: the form says a copy may be relied on. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the channels the county gives you.