HomeMy WebLinkAboutFCS-16-160 - Applications for Tax Cancellation
REPORT TO: Council
DATE OF MEETING: November 21, 2016
SUBMITTED BY: Joyce V. Evans, Deputy City Treasurer, Director of Revenue
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PREPARED BY: Feras Abdulhadi, Tax Specialist 519-741-2200 x7440
WARD(S) INVOLVED: All
DATE OF REPORT: November 8, 2016
REPORT NO.: FCS-16-160
SUBJECT: Applications for Cancellation, Refund, Reduction of Taxes –
st
November 21 Hearing
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RECOMMENDATION:
That the applications to City Council for cancellation, reduction, refund of taxes
totalling $227,121.97 as attached to Finance and Corporate Services Department
report FCS-16-160, be approved, pursuant to Section 357 of the Municipal Act.
BACKGROUND:
Section 357 of the Municipal Act allows the local municipality to cancel, reduce or
refund all or part of taxes levied on land in the year in respect of which the application is
made for certain specific reasons as laid out in this section of the Act.
REPORT:
Forty one applications for adjustment of taxes under Section 357 of The Municipal Act,
S.O. 2001 were processed under Section 357 of the Municipal Act, resulting in a net
reduction of taxes in the amount of $227,121.97. The required notices to the affected
parties were sent out in accordance with the relevant legislation.
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The following table shows a breakdown of the reduction in taxes in this report by the
applicable reason.
Municipal
Total Taxes
Act 357 Reason for Application
Reduced
Section
357 (1) (a) Ceases to be liable for tax at rate it was taxed 2,613.87
357 (1) (c) Became exempt 138,440.45
357 (1) (d) (i) Razed by Fire, Demolition or otherwise 22,495.60
357(1)(d)(ii) Damaged and substantially unusable 257.18
357 (1) (f) Gross or Manifest Clerical/Factual Error (in the assessment roll) 60,969.18
357(1)(g) 2,345.69
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Total 227,121.97
ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN:
The recommendation of this report supports the achievement of the city’s strategic
vision through the delivery of core service.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The tax reductions are shared with the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and the
School Boards. The net effect to the City of Kitchener is a reduction in current year
revenue of $ 48,309.33 and $7,115.06 in BIA.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM – This report has been posted to the City’s website with the agenda in
advance of the council / committee meeting.
The required notices to the affected parties were sent out in accordance with the
relevant legislation under section 357 of The Municipal Act, S.O. 2001.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY:Dan Chapman, Deputy CAO and City Treasurer
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