How Quincy Township Put a Stop to Tax Inequity With Continual Tax Roll Monitoring

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The Township of Quincy, Illinois, where the majority of Adams County residents live, had a tough choice to make: accept that the county was “doing all it could” to ensure the accuracy and continued eligibility of parcels with exemptions, or, take a pioneering role in managing exemption eligibility within the township assessors’ office. 

Once the question was asked, it was clear that the eligibility of exemptions should be reviewed. Auditing every few years couldn’t keep pace with the amount of changes. Life events like owner death, rental conversion, duplicate exemptions, and household changes quietly create new ineligible homesteads every year. Without continuous monitoring, these exemptions compound into long-term taxation inequality. 

Quincy adopted TrueRoll to continuously monitor the entire tax roll so the Township could identify newly ineligible homestead exemptions as they occur and promptly remove them. This resulted in not only a more accurate levy each year, but also a more fair, transparent, and efficient process for all residents of Quincy.

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Proven Year-Over-Year Results

Quincy’s tax roll includes 38,245 parcels, with 18,990 exemptions actively monitored by TrueRoll. Year over year, staff in the Township assessor’s office find newly ineligible exemptions that would be missed without monitoring and workflow tools.

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Validated unqualified homesteads identified and removed over time:

• 2023: 82
  

• 2024: 52
  

• 2025: 133
  

Considering the Township’s $6,000 owner-occupancy credit and a 6.7% tax rate, TrueRoll has already helped Quincy Township accurately distribute more than $107,000 in tax burden to date.

This continued impact demonstrates the value of continuous monitoring. As you know, eligibility changes happen every day. Catching and addressing those changes as they happen helps preserve long-term integrity of the tax roll, protecting both townships and taxpayers. 

Staff at the Quincy Township Assessors’ Office continue to identify, investigate, and remove ineligible homesteads each year, ensuring tax equity now and for years to come. Adams County will also  expand, and further refine the exemption administration and property transfer processes for staff of both offices and all taxpayers in the County.