8.6k residents in Ahmedabad pay less or no property tax

AHMEDABAD: There are close to 8,600 property owners in the city who either pay less property tax or claim exemption without submitting adequate documents. The AMC’s property tax department, after a detailed analysis of more than 10 lakh properties in the city, have zeroed in on the West Zone of the city -- the highest tax paying zone — and have identified roughly 3,000 properties there. This is followed by the Walled City where some 1,200 properties are said to be paying less tax than expected.
“The Walled City has several complex issues, including multiple ownerships, rent agreements that are as old as three to eight decades and some properties are disputed among trusts,” says a senior AMC tax department official. The AMC is examining each of these cases and expects revenue recovery to run into crores. Other zones like the North Zone has some 1,000 properties while South Zone has listed some 420 properties as paying less tax or not paying at all. “We will investigate these property tax details and issue show-cause notices to such properties,” said a senior AMC tax official. He added that the East Zone has some 1,300 properties that have similar issues.