Auditors find 3rd instance of illegal Bell taxes
Business license taxes were illegally raised over the last decade, bringing to $5.6 million the amount owed back to taxpayers—more than a third of the city's general fund.
State auditors Thursday said they had found a third instance in which the city of Bell collected taxes illegally, bringing to $5.6 million the amount owed to taxpayers and raising questions about how the struggling town will balance its books.