suratmunicipal.gov.in Check RTI Application Status : Surat Municipal Corporation SMC

Organization : Surat Municipal Corporation SMC
Facility : Check RTI Application Status
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What if I don’t receive the bill, where to check if my bill has been issued, where to get my duplicate bill?
** The Assessment & Recovery Department of your respective zone will help you in this regard.
** They will help you in checking out whether your bill has been issued or not and if issued, they will even help in getting the duplicate bill (make sure that you carry tenement number of your property).
** As a practice in local newspaper one advertisement describing the start date and end date for the payment of property tax bill is published for the knowledge of the concerned property tax holders.

I have rented out the property. Can I receive the property tax Bill at a different mailing address at my risk?
Yes, you can specify a different correspondence address.

What should I carry along with me for payment of Ptax?
** Before you come to pay Property taxes at any of the civic centers, you need to take along the bill supplied to you by the corporation.
** You need to carry notice or warrant if at all issued.
** In case you do not have these documents you can even carry old bill or receipts of payment.
** In the worst case if you have no such documents, you ought to know the tenement no.
** Payment can be made by means of cash or cheque drawn on a local branch, preferably a MICR coded check.

Any guidelines for cheques, other do’s and don’ts?
** Please make sure that the cheques you are submitting for payment to the corporation are crossed ‘account payee only’ and drawn in the name of Surat Municipal Corporation.
** Please also write at the back of the cheque your Tenement Number, Name, Telephone Number.
** Please retain the property tax bill and the receipt of the payment, as it may be required for various applications to the corporation.

What if my cheque bounces? What are the consequences (both in monetary and non-monetary terms)?
Following are the consequences if your cheque bounces:
** 18% simple interest and bank charges will be charged if the cheque is dishonoured for any reason whatsoever.
** You will receive a notice from the Assessment & Recovery Department of the Zone regarding your cheque being dishonoured.
** You need to pay the dues including the bank charges in the specified time period.
** Failing so will invite legal action as per the Section 138(B) of Negotiable Instrument Act and administrative charges of Rs. 1500.

Why am I asked for advance Property tax?
It lessens the task of recovering taxes by the corporation and the corporation passes on this benefit by giving you rebate.

What are the benefits to pay the advance taxes?
One who pays taxes between 1st April to 30th April gets rebate of 10 % and one who pays between 1st May and 31st May gets rebate of 7%.

Who is responsible to pay property tax in case of rented property – owner or tenant?
Owner is responsible for tax.

When does a property get listed out from assessment?
** In the unfortunate case of fire, earthquake or such other calamity due to which the property remains unoccupiable or vanishes entirely.
** The residual open plot is still liable for these taxes.