Ep. 5: “Death and Taxes”

Today on the Good Grief Podcast, we welcome Ben Chavis, the Guilford County Tax Director, to talk with us about two certainties in life: death and taxes. Ben is also a pastor at the Freedom Life Church in Asheboro and the 2018 winner of The Tax Collector of the Year Award. We discuss how the tax department handles death, local property tax relief available to senior citizens, and Ben’s thoughts on death and dying.

[02:05] Ben’s journey to becoming Guilford County Tax director

[06:58] How the Guilford County tax department receives death and inheritance information

[09:13] Local property tax relief for senior citizens

[14:00] How Ben Balances Religion and Taxes

[17:52] Ben’s thoughts on death and dying

[23:30] Preparing for Death

[24:55] What Ben too from his mother’s death

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