Advanced Consultation Period

AEC actively participated in the City of Calgary's Advance Consultation Period (ACP). It has provided us with an excellent opportunity to engage in the assessment process and to review the details of our clients' properties and businesses prior to the 2013 Assessment Rolls being finalized. As a courtesy to AEC, the City's Assessment Business Unit provided us with an updated list with some of the preliminary 2013 assessment values (reflective as of December 7) for non-residential property, multi-residential property and business premises whereby the value changed greater than 5% from the last preliminary 2013 assessment value that was communicated. If you are an AEC client and have any questions regarding these updated values, please contact Jill McKenna via email or directly at 403.265.0271 x315. Please find below communication from the City of Calgary on the 2013 Customer Review Period.

The province of Saskatchewan has an upcoming property tax re-assessment. As a taxpayer, the information below is especially important for you since the determination of the final roll will be the base of your Saskatchewan properties’ taxation for the next four (4) years. 

A. Regina and Saskatoon Only - Pre-Roll Consultation Available!

Starting September 3rd, non-residential Regina and Saskatoon property owners should have received pre-roll assessment notices for the 2013 to 2016 taxation years. As property tax advisors, we aim to clarify and make the assessment review process easy for non-residential taxpayers by highlighting:

• The importance of the process
• What you need to know
• What you need to do

Why Pre-Roll Consultation Matters to You

This form of negotiation prior to the publication of the final assessment roll in January, where available, has proven to be a useful additional tool for taxpayers hoping to proactively address any concerns related to the assessment of their non-residential properties. By utilizing this advance consultation process, it allows you as the taxpayer the opportunity to pre-negotiate property assessment reductions proactively between September and December 2012 with the goals of:

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.