The Hindu 01.04.2011
Pay property tax using credit card
Making property tax payments just got easier. The Bruhat Bangalore
Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will now allow citizens to make property tax
payments for the 2011-12 financial year through credit/ debit cards from
April 1. According to a press release here on Wednesday, payments
through credit/debit card can be made at the jurisdictional Assistance
Revenue Office.
Property owners may make their tax payments through
demand drafts or pay order at the respective help centres as well.
Taxpayers will get a receipt on the spot. The release added that the
property tax rates have not been revised for this year. The BBMP Council
recently decided to urge the Government to amend the Karnataka
Municipal Corporations Act, 1976, to increase the block period from
three to five years for the revision of tax rates. Depreciation would
not be taken into consideration for 2011-12 and 2012-13 fiscals, BBMP
officials said.
Property owners who make the complete payment before
April 30 will be eligible for a 5 per cent rebate. Residents may also
choose to pay the tax in two instalments. The civic authority has also
called upon the property owners to pay the garbage cess along with
property tax without fail.
