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School Board, DeSoto County — District 5

Kelly Mercer

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-05-27 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$346,109
Income listed$93,701
Real estate$692,670
Debts listed$416,048
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 64% $60,052 · Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, TriYield, LLC
  • Government & public payroll 36% $33,649 · DeSoto County School District

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $346,109; listed items add up to $469,359

Reported net worth: $346,109. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $469,359. A difference is normal: net worth also counts assets and debts that aren't listed individually (items under $1,000, credit cards, taxes), and the instructions say subtracting listed liabilities from listed assets won't give an accurate figure in most cases.

What to check
  • No action needed unless other items look off.

Rule: Net worth vs. listed items
“Simply subtracting your liabilities from your assets will not result in an accurate net worth figure in most cases.”2025 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth rose from $214,900 (2024) to $346,109 (2025) — 1.6×

This 2025 filing reports $346,109; the same person's 2024 filing reported $214,900, a change of $131,209 in 1 year. Listed income for 2025 was $93,701. Inheritances, home values and markets can move net worth a lot, so compare what's listed in each year to see where the change shows up.

What to check
  • Compare the assets listed in each filing: which items are new or much larger?
  • Does listed income explain the change?

Open the 2024 filing to compare →

Rule: Net worth changed sharply between filings
“Report your net worth as of”2025 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

63% of listed income ($58,702) comes from TriYield, LLC

Listed income totals $93,701 from 3 sources. The largest is classed as other / unclassified.

What to check
  • Who is this source, and does it have business before the office sought?
  • If the filer owns it, check the business section and secondary income.

Rule: Where the money comes from
“List the name of each source of income that provided you with more than $1,000 of income during”2025 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

Earns from 3 separate employers or businesses

Several distinct earned-income sources (excluding investments, retirement and Social Security).

What to check
  • Are any of these sources connected to each other or to the office sought?

Rule: Several earned-income sources

How this rule works

Where to look next

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Other filings by Kelly Mercer

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6X — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-18$214,900
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics) · amended later2025-06-17$244,885

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $780,157 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $416,048 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $93,701 listed

Elected to attach federal tax return instead:

Primary sources

SourceAddressAmount

Secondary sources (major customers of businesses owned)

Reported as “N/A”.

Interests in specified businesses

Reported as “N/A”.

Signature

Signed by
Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
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