To facilitate correction of discrepancies

Property tax assessees will soon be able to view online details of how the Chennai Corporation computed their tax. At present, the civic body website only gives the amount it has calculated for every half yearly period.

A senior official of the civic body said that this would facilitate the net savvy among the 6.5 lakh property tax assessees in the city to view the computation and correct any discrepancy in the details.

85% response

“Last year we had about 30,000 defaulters on our list and around 85 per cent of them responded after receiving our e-post notices. It was then that we came to know that there were cases which had a discrepancy between the data and actuals on the ground,” he said.

Reconciliation steps

The official said that after this exercise, the civic body decided to take up reconciliation steps with assessees who had a problem with the computation of property tax.

The Corporation website www.chennaicorporation.gov.in provides a facility to calculate the property tax based on annual rental value. If the assesses find any discrepancy in their property tax they can take it up with the civic body.

Notifying additional rooms/floors

The official also said if residents or commercial occupants had constructed any additional rooms or floors, they could bring it to the Chennai Corporation's notice. “They should not wait till we initiate proceedings against them,” he added.