suratmunicipal.gov.in Citizen Suggestion For Budget 2017-18 : Surat Municipal Corporation SMC

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What are the benefits to pay the advance taxes?
One who pays taxes between 1st April to 30th April gets rebate of 10 % and one who pays between 1st May and 31st May gets rebate of 7%.

Who is responsible to pay property tax in case of rented property – owner or tenant?
Owner is responsible for tax.

What if the tenant has not paid PTax for several years and later on he vacates the property?
Owner is responsible so we have no concern with the tenant.

What if, I don’t pay my property tax in the specified time period, what is the penalty for the delay?
Penalty is 18 % interest, 0.5 % notice fee, 6 % warrant fee, 25 % Education cess.

When does a property get listed out from assessment?
In the unfortunate case of fire, earthquake or such other calamity due to which the property remains unoccupiable or vanishes entirely. The residual open plot is still liable for these taxes.

Longtime unused/abandoned property: how about them?
The corporation is not concerned with whether the property is being used or not for a period of time. It is also not possible to keep track of occupancy of the property. So taxes are leviable till the property is in existence.

What if the sale of property takes place somewhere in the middle of the year?
The person on whose name the tax bill is issued is liable for payment. The buyer and the seller may mutually decide the proportion to share. On sale of the property one needs to get the name changed in the Municipal records by submitting application for name transfer.

What is the procedure to change the name for a property?
You need to submit following documents along with application for change of name (by filling appropriate application forms available from City Civic Center) to the city civic center or the zonal assessment and recovery department.
** Copy of city survey
** Copy of Ptax bill
** Copy of Ptax receipt
** Copy of sales deed / possession receipt
** Copy of sales deed / index
** NOC form the president of society
Share Certificate issued by housing society or association.

What are the base reference documents applicable to Property taxes? Which are the relevant and applicable laws and circulars and their amendments from time to time?
The corporation is governed by the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporation Act 1949; as such it is an autonomous body, but refers to the state government on a need basis and at the centre level it falls in the Ministry of Urban Development.

Matters related to Property Tax are covered in chapters 1, 8, 11 including clause 409 of the BPMC Act 1949.