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A guide to tax recovery in Alberta [2024]

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This manual has been created to assist municipal officials and other stakeholders in working through the three tax recovery processes allowed under the Municipal Government Act (MGA), RSA 2000,... More ≫

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This manual has been created to assist municipal officials and other stakeholders in working through the three tax recovery processes allowed under the Municipal Government Act (MGA), RSA 2000, Chapter M-26. This manual contains detailed descriptions of the steps required to satisfy the legislative requirements relating to the various tax recovery processes. It also contains checklists that highlight the main steps and timelines. Links to the various forms required by Alberta Land Titles or the Personal Property Registry are also included.

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Property tax credit guidelines : Provincial Education Requisition Credit, Designated Industrial Requisition Credit

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These guidelines and supporting documentation will assist municipalities in applying for the Provincial Education Requisition Credit for uncollectable education property taxes on oil and gas... More ≫

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These guidelines and supporting documentation will assist municipalities in applying for the Provincial Education Requisition Credit for uncollectable education property taxes on oil and gas properties and for the Designated Industrial Requisition Credit for any uncollectable Designated Industrial property tax requisition. The two programs were established to assist municipalities where taxes related to requisitioned amounts cannot be collected from property owners.

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Designated industrial property (DI) requisition listing by municipality

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Annual listing of the designated industrial property tax requisition by municipality. The cost of assessing designated industrial property is recovered annually through a requisition and paid by... More ≫

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Annual listing of the designated industrial property tax requisition by municipality. The cost of assessing designated industrial property is recovered annually through a requisition and paid by designated industrial property taxpayers. Municipalities collect the designated industrial property tax and remit payment to Municipal Affairs.

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Designated industrial property requisition tax rate : quick facts

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Provides a quick overview of the Designated Industrial Property Requisition tax rate, including how the tax rate is determined and payment of the designated industrial property requisition by... More ≫

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Provides a quick overview of the Designated Industrial Property Requisition tax rate, including how the tax rate is determined and payment of the designated industrial property requisition by municipalities.

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Education property tax requisition comparison report

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This annual resource provides a breakdown of the total education requisition for municipalities in Alberta by residential/farm land requisition and non-residential requisition. Also includes a... More ≫

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This annual resource provides a breakdown of the total education requisition for municipalities in Alberta by residential/farm land requisition and non-residential requisition. Also includes a comparison to requisitions for the previous year for each municipality, and a calculation of the year-over-year percentage change.

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Education property tax : facts and information

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Presents information, including answers to frequently-asked questions, about the education property tax.

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Recording and reporting information for assessment audit and equalized assessment manual

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An annual audit program, involving submissions of data from municipalities to Alberta Municipal Affairs, checks for compliance with regulated assessment standards. The annual submission contains... More ≫

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An annual audit program, involving submissions of data from municipalities to Alberta Municipal Affairs, checks for compliance with regulated assessment standards. The annual submission contains the information about every assessable property in the municipality for the purposes of conducting the annual audit and for determining the equalized assessment. The main section of this manual describes the following: how that information is to be submitted to the ministry's Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal system; and the steps of the annual audit process, including collection & processing of property sales data, sales price adjustments, matching sale data to assessment data, stratification of data, and use of standardized codes. The final sections briefly review scheduled detailed assessment audits, the declaration prepared by the assessor, reporting of linear property assessments, and the municipal audit & assessment process.

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Alberta assessment quality minister's guidelines

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Alberta Municipal Affairs audit program checks assessment data submitted by municipalities for compliance with regulated assessment standards. These guidelines set out direction for recording... More ≫

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Alberta Municipal Affairs audit program checks assessment data submitted by municipalities for compliance with regulated assessment standards. These guidelines set out direction for recording & reporting information for assessment audits & equalized assessments; and directions for conducting annual assessment audits, equalized assessment, and detailed assessment audits.

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Frequently asked questions : designated industrial requisition credit for uncollectable designated industrial property tax requisition

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The guideline is to assist municipalities in applying for the Provincial Education Requisition Credit for uncollectable education property taxes on oil and gas properties and for the Designated... More ≫

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The guideline is to assist municipalities in applying for the Provincial Education Requisition Credit for uncollectable education property taxes on oil and gas properties and for the Designated Industrial Requisition Credit for any uncollectable Designated Industrial property tax requisition. The two programs were established to assist municipalities where taxes related to requisitioned amounts cannot be collected from property owners.

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Ministerial Order MSD:063/23 [Municipal Affairs]

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Cancels and written off Improvement District No. 13 property taxes for HMK Canada.

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