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Introduction
Property Tax is the principal source of revenue in urban local bodies in virtually every part of the world. In most cities in India the property tax base has been considerably eroded by administrative and procedural inadequacies. A significant number of properties are not included in the tax base; those that are included are inaccurately assessed and collection is inefficient. Based on analysis of many cities across India, the eGov Property Tax system addresses many of the inadequacies in the current system.
There are 3 main ways in which Property Tax is calculated:
- ARV- Annual Rental Value
- VS- Capital Value System
- AS- Unit Area System
The eGov Property Tax application module handles all 3 property tax methods. It computerizes the revenue department of a City Corporation or Municipality and provides an entire IT system that manages properties and their taxation. It calculates the property tax demand automatically based on any of the above mentioned methods. It is fully integrated with eGov Financials which is the accounting software that manages Municipal finances, so that up-to-date reporting of tax collections is fully automated. The tax collection application also generates the Bank Deposit Chalans and the Khirdi reports. The application handles property registrations, transfers, bifurcations, and amalgamations within the corporations.
Salient Features of eGov Property
- Property Database & Management
- Citizen friendly, pay anywhere system
- Supports Property Registration/ Transfer/ Bifurcations/ Amalgamation
- Integration with eGov FinancialsMunicipal accounting system
- Integration with GIS system - eGov GIS
- Offers online payment by credit card
- MIS Reports at City, Ward, Street levels
- Can handle Office, Bank and Field payments
- Monitors and reports Tax Inspector performance
- Improves tax compliance and hence the total collection
Government Process Rengineering - GPR
In order to exploit the power of IT the revenue department and its process of managing property taxes has to undergo certain fundamental changes - if the aim is to create leaps in operational efficiency.
In addition to GIS enabled mapping through city sketches and ground surveys, the city streets may need to all be named and the properties numbered. A Guide to Street Naming and Property Numbering has been developed to systematize naming of roadways and the numbering of property...
Each and every property must be identified in order to enter it to the eGov Property Tax System. Based on the quality of record keeping surveys may need to be conducted to collect accurate information, so that the eGov Property system is seeded with quality data.
If your city would benefit by eGov products, please contact us by sending an email to contact@governation.com