more-in The Chennai Corporation will start issuing ‘Notice 1’ informing residents about the revised property tax from Tuesday. The civic body has roped in self-help groups (SHGs) to distribute the notice to 12 lakh residents at their doorsteps in 46,600 streets. After the receipt of ‘Notice 1,’ residents of all the 46,600 streets will be permitted to file objections with the Regional Deputy Commissioners of the three regions of the Corporation within 15 days of receipt. Officials said the process of calculating the revised property tax was completely automated. “Rates have been arrived at for more than 46,600 streets in all the 15 zones of the city,” said an official. Residents have filed property tax returns online and have also have submitted forms mentioning the built-up area and usage of the buildings. As the deadline for filing property tax returns is over, the civic body officials will identify the assessees who have failed to file returns. At least 10% of assessees have not filed property tax returns in the 15 zones of the city. The revision of property tax returns will also be completed using data collected by measuring the buildings. Those who failed to file property tax returns will also receive “Notice 1.” Such residents are advised to be careful and file objections on time to avoid any misleading data. Anomalies Meanwhile, residents have started pointing out anomalies in various aspects of property tax in the city. For example, the status of property tax bill no. 10-136-04049-000 (Indira Ganesh) online mentions about an increase of tax in the period with effect from April 2017-18. The tax has been increased to ?1,475 from ?907, which is more than 60%. Another property tax bill no. 10-136-04172-000 (M.V. Krithivasan) mentions an increase to ?795 from ?464, which again is more than 60%. V.S. Jayaraman, an office-bearer of the T.Nagar Resident Welfare Association, said the two residents have been the occupants of the same premises from the time they acquired them in 1983.

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