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Revised property tax to be withheld

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The New Indian Express           21.11.2019  

Revised property tax to be withheld

It has also constituted a committee to examine representations from various quarters on the revised property tax rates. 

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By Express News Service

CHENNAI: The State government has withheld its revised property tax, allowing property owners to continue paying taxes at the pre-revision rates. It has also constituted a committee to examine representations from various quarters on the revised property tax rates. 

According to a GO issued by the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, the revised tax rates, which were in effect since April 2018, will be withheld until the committee submits its report and a final decision is taken.

The four-member committee comprises the Principal Secretary to Government, Finance (Expenditure) Department, as its Chairman; Commissioner of Municipal Administration as its Member/Convener; Director of Town Panchayats and Commissioner of Greater Chennai Corporation as members. 

Municipal Administration Minister SP Velumani told reporters on Tuesday that those who already paid the revised tax would be compensated.

“WE had received several representations and objections to the revised property tax rates after which it was announced in the Assembly that a committee will be formed. However, we continued to receive complaints and so we have taken this decision,” Minister SP Velumani said. 

Adding to what he called a ‘good news’ for property owners in the State, Velumani said although there was no deadline set for the committee to submit its report, it would be done as soon as possible. 

It had been decided last year that residential buildings may face up to a 50% increase in property tax and commercial buildings, up to a 100%. This move was opposed by various residential welfare organisations which claimed they had to pay exorbitant taxes. 

The Commissioner of Municipal Administration, Commissioner of GCC and the Director of Town Panchayats had requested the formation of a committee to examine the issues relating to the general revision of property tax in all the urban local bodies and the issue of rationalization of property tax in the added areas based on re-measurement.

 

Property tax exemption not automatic, says HC

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The Hindu           23.11.2017 

Property tax exemption not automatic, says HC

It directs two hospitals to pay one-third of arrears

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday observed that benefits conferred under Section 122 (e) of the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act were not automatic.

Hearing petitions filed by two private hospitals seeking exemption from property tax, the court directed them to pay one-third of the arrears to the corporation subject to its final orders on exemption.

Justice R. Mahadevan, who heard the petitions filed by Velammal Educational Trust and S. R Trust (running the Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre) observed that the hospitals were at liberty to make a representation to the Madurai Corporation within six weeks to seek exemption. The corporation shall pass appropriate orders after considering the representations and conducting proper investigation of the premises. The daily rent charged by the hospitals on patients shall also be considered, the court said.

Counsels for the petitioners Niranjan S. Kumar and S. Ramesh argued that the hospitals were entitled for exemption under Section 86 (e) of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920, and under Section 122 (e) of the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act as charitable hospitals and dispensaries, excluding residential quarters, were exempted from property tax. They argued that notices were sent to the hospitals without giving them an opportunity to present their stance on exemption from property tax.

Additional Advocate General B. Pugalendhi argued that the hospitals were not run purely for charitable purposes and charges were collected from patients. No evidence was provided by them on the claims that the poor and needy were charged only nominal fees.

Exemption under Section 80 G of the Income Tax Act by itself would not entitle the petitioners to seek an exemption from property tax. As the hospitals had rented out parts of their premises to run canteens and were collecting parking fees for vehicles, they were not automatically exempted from property tax, said the Additional Advocate General.

The petitions were filed by the hospitals after the Corporation Commissioner sent notice asking them to pay property tax dues.

 

‘688 shops have paid property tax’

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The Hindu       21.07.2017

‘688 shops have paid property tax’

The Chennai Corporation on Thursday informed the Madras High Court that 688 shops of the 729 in Koyambedu market had paid property tax arrears totalling Rs. 1,67,80,000. The court on July 18 directed the civic body to seal all the shops that had not paid even the non-revised property tax till date.

Justice N.Kirubakaran to whom the particulars were furnished by the Additional Advocate General Manishankar, recorded the submission and the fact that some more time was sought to collect the balance amount by the Corporation.

Case posted to July 27

The Judge then posted the matter for further hearing to July 27.

 
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