It's that time of the year again ... Non-residential property owners and occupiers in Calgary, mark your calendars! The City has announced that its 2013 Advanced Consultation Period will start on October 4 and continute until October 31, 2012. During this time, taxpayers are given the opportunity to engage in a 2-way exchange of information discussing property and business specific questions in advance of the 2013 Assessment Notice mailing. Upon contacting the City, taxpayers are provided with the preliminary 2013 property or business assessment.
Representatives must have valid Authorization of Agency (AOA) filed with the City of Calgary prior to the commencement of any discussions during the 3 week period.
Customer Review Period
Following the mailing of the 2013 assessment notices in January 2013, all taxpayers will have a 60 day period in which to participate in discussions regarding the correctness and fairness of the subject assessment. The values reflected on the 2013 assessment notices will be based on the market value of property and the typical net annual rental value of the business space as of July 01, 2012.
2013 Assessment Roll Timeline
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August 2012 - Advanced Consultation Period (ACP) invitation
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August 2012 - AOA (Authorization of Agency) form submission for complete ACP Information
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October 4 to October 31, 2011 - Advance Consultation Period (ACP)
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January 2013 - Property and business assessment notices mailed
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January to March 6, 2013 - Customer Review Period (CRP)
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Late January/February 2013 Business tax notices issued
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March 2013 - Final complaint date
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May 2013 Property tax notices issued
As your representative, AEC international will review, scrutinize, and apply our knowledge and expertise in the analysis of the current assessments in order to determine the most fair and equitable property and/or business assessment. We help our clients minimize and manage realty taxes across Canada on both single properties and large multi-national portfolios.
Please contact Rob Gagne, Managing Director of AEC Western Canada, who is fully willing to provide you with guidance and expertise on the Advanced Consultation Period, given that he participated actively in stakeholder groups in designing this program to be a fair and effective practice for Calgary's non-residential taxpayers.
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