If on any assessment roll or tax list there be any error in the name of the person assessed or taxed, the name may be changed and the tax collected from the person intended, if he be taxable and can be identified by the director of equalization or county treasurer. If there shall be any error in the description or quantity of real property assessed or taxed such error may in like manner be corrected and the tax collected in the proper amount as determined by computation.
SDCL 10-11-9