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Nashik Municipal Corporation to check Local Body Tax evasion by transporters

Saturday, 03 August 2013 05:13 administrator
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The Times of India              03.08.2013

Nashik Municipal Corporation to check Local Body Tax evasion by transporters

NASHIK: With an eye on curbing LBT (Local Body Tax) evasion and increasing revenue, the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) will serve up a notice to transporters to submit the details of their consignments. There are around 450 transporters in Nashik providing transporting services to the city.

The civic administration is also planning to send notices to unregistered businesses.

"We will be implementing measures to generate maximum revenue through LBT and also to ensure that all businesses are registered and paying the LBT. As a part of this, we are making it mandatory on transporters to submit the details of their consignments," said Nashik municipal commissioner Sanjay Khandare.

"Traders who have not yet fulfilled the LBT registration with the NMC will also be served notices, asking them to register at the earliest. We will also check records of those who had paid octroi in the past and will ensure whether they have completed their LBT registration," added Khandare.

The LBT system came into effect in the jurisdiction of NMC with effect from May 22, replacing the old octroi system. The NMC has registered 16,400 trade and industries that were also registered under the Value Added Tax (VAT) regime system with the sales tax department of the Maharashtra government. Apart from these, around 1,684 new businesses have been registered. A total of 18,084 trade and businesses have been registered so far for LBT.

The NMC has collected Rs 56.5 crore as revenue through LBT so far, of which Rs 13.5 crore was recovered in May (from May 22 to May 31) and the rest, Rs 43 crore, was collected in June.

 

Music bands to recover PMC dues from defaulters

Friday, 02 August 2013 10:43 administrator
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The Indian Express              02.08.2013

Music bands to recover PMC dues from defaulters

After a record recovery of Rs 500 crore as property tax in the first four months of financial year 2013-14, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will soon use the services of music bands to retrieve dues from property owners.

"By the end of July, property tax collection had reached Rs 500 crore, while last year till July, it was just Rs 385 crore. The target from property tax is Rs 750 crore and the civic administration will cross the target," said Deputy Municipal Commissioner Hemant Nikam.

PMC had given sufficient time to citizens to pay their dues and avoid civic action. "Those who have failed to pay their dues will now be compelled to pay tax through the innovative method of sounding musical bands outside their property. The civic administration has appointed four bands to recover tax from four zones. The bands will play music outside the residence of property owners till the dues are paid," he added.

The record collection in the first four months was attributed to the timely distribution of property tax bills and online availability of the same. "The online tax payment facility of PMC has been receiving a good response from citizens. Also, the decision to pay taxes at various banks also helped citizens to pay the tax on time," he further said.

 

AMC registers 31% rise in property tax

Thursday, 01 August 2013 10:58 administrator
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The Indian Express           01.08.2013

AMC registers 31% rise in property tax

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has registered a 31 per cent increase in property tax collection in the first four months of the current financial year as compared to the corresponding period last year.

As on July 30, the tax collection stands at Rs 255.54 crore, which is Rs 61.42 crore more than the Rs 194.11 crore collected in April-July 2012. The major share is from the New West Zone, followed by West Zone, according to data released by the AMC.

Municipal Commissioner Guruprasad Mohapatra called a review meeting of tax department officials last week where he told them to pay more attention to find out commercial activity being carried out from residential premises within AMC limits.

He also told officials to find out such residential premises and convert them into commercial ones, applying commercial rates of property tax, said an AMC release on Wednesday. Commercial activities include running tuition classes, dance training classes, art classes or any such other activities.

Besides, zonal deputy assessor and tax collectors have been asked to compile a list of rented premises by getting details of tenants from all police stations. He also asked the officials concerned to survey all schools, colleges, malls, hotels and hospitals in the city and ensure that all of them paid the property tax within the deadlines set for payments. All slums and chawl residents must be made to pay tax dues on time, Mohapatra said.

A special sealing drive has also been planned for tax defaulters in the city. Estate department officials have been told to assist tax department for on the spot tax collection from big markets, residential areas and shopping malls etc.

 
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