A year after filing PT3 forms, many property owners await 40% tax sop
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Pune: Many property owners who submitted
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last year are still waiting for their 40% tax discount. PMC officials have attributed the delay to issues like incomplete documentation and pending administrative formalities.Kothrud resident Manasi Kulkarni said people were made to run from pillar to post to fill the forms last year.
"But the discount has not been reflected. Now, we have been left hanging in balance about our property tax payment," she said.N N Deshpande, a resident of Bavdhan, said the administration should make the system of submission and cross-verification easy. "An online system should be in place to file the application. That way, it could be tracked online. We came to know about the issues with the tax discount after a year when the new bills were published. Such a delay is frustrating," he said.Samir Paranjape of Sinhagad Road said the administration should also set up a system to reach out to people and update them about the tax status. "There is no update from PMC on our form submission. We keep checking if the discount has been applied or not. A simple SMS and email giving detailed information about the actual tax and discount must be forwarded to those who are seeking the discount," he said."The citizens can approach the local ward offices or property tax head office and check why the tax discount is not reflected. If all the due process is followed, the changes should be applied in the bills," said a senior official of PMC's property tax department.Activists claimed that the administration was unable to provide clarity about the changes in the tax amount. "The property tax bills are creating confusion. The owners should get a clear idea about the exact bills and how much discount has been offered. Despite repeated reminders, the administration has not made the changes," Vivek Velankar of Sajag Nagrik Manch, a citizens' group, said. Pune: Many property owners who submitted PT3 forms last year are still waiting for their 40% tax discount. PMC officials have attributed the delay to issues like incomplete documentation and pending administrative formalities.Kothrud resident Manasi Kulkarni said people were made to run from pillar to post to fill the forms last year. "But the discount has not been reflected. Now, we have been left hanging in balance about our property tax payment," she said.N N Deshpande, a resident of Bavdhan, said the administration should make the system of submission and cross-verification easy. "An online system should be in place to file the application. That way, it could be tracked online. We came to know about the issues with the tax discount after a year when the new bills were published. Such a delay is frustrating," he said.Samir Paranjape of Sinhagad Road said the administration should also set up a system to reach out to people and update them about the tax status. "There is no update from PMC on our form submission. We keep checking if the discount has been applied or not. A simple SMS and email giving detailed information about the actual tax and discount must be forwarded to those who are seeking the discount," he said."The citizens can approach the local ward offices or property tax head office and check why the tax discount is not reflected. If all the due process is followed, the changes should be applied in the bills," said a senior official of PMC's property tax department.Activists claimed that the administration was unable to provide clarity about the changes in the tax amount. "The property tax bills are creating confusion. The owners should get a clear idea about the exact bills and how much discount has been offered. Despite repeated reminders, the administration has not made the changes," Vivek Velankar of Sajag Nagrik Manch, a citizens' group, said.
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