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BY VINITA MENON (HTTPS://HOUSING.COM/NEWS/AUTHOR/VINITA-MENON/) | NOVEMBER 21, 2018

A guide to paying property tax in

Bengaluru
Property tax is a recurring charge that home owners have to pay every year. However, the tax
amount varies from one location to another. This is a guide to paying property tax in Bengaluru

Owners of residential properties in Bengaluru are liable to pay property tax to the Bruhat Bengaluru
Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) every year. The municipal body utilises these funds to provide civic
facilities, like the maintenance of roads, sewer systems, public parks, education, etc.

In March 2017, the commissioner of the BBMP announced that home owners, who had defaulted on
their payment of property tax for the previous year, would be declared as offenders and their
movable assets, like furniture, would be seized. The BBMP estimated that at least 20,000 property
owners in the city had failed to pay their tax for one or more years.

In November 2018, it was announced that the BBMP had proposed an amendment to the Karnataka
Municipal Corporations Act, to double the property tax for owners who have violated building by-
laws and deviated from the approved plan. It also stated that civic officials who were found to have
not taken action against such owners, could face jail time.

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How to calculate property tax for a residential

property in Bengaluru
The BBMP follows a Unit Area Value (UAV) system, for calculating the amount of
property tax payable on residential properties. The UAV is based on expected returns
from the property, depending upon its location and usage. The calculation is on a per
sq ft, per month (unit) basis, for a particular location or street (area) and multiplied by
the current property tax rate (value). The jurisdiction of the BBMP is divided into six
value zones, based on the guidance value published by the Department of Stamps
and Registration. The property tax rate will differ, according to the zone in which the
property is located.

See also: Property Tax Guide: Importance, Calculation and Online Payment
(https://housing.com/news/property-tax-calculated/)

The formula used to calculate property tax is as follows:

Property Tax (K) = (G – I) x 20%

Where,

G=X+Y+Z

and I = G x H/100

G = Gross unit area value

X = Tenanted area of property x Per sq ft rate of property x 10 months

Y = Self-occupied area of property x Per sq ft rate of property x 10 months

Z = Vehicle parking area x Per sq ft rate of vehicle parking area x 10 months

H = Percentage of depreciation rate (depends upon the age of the property).

A comprehensive guide to all the values is available on the BBMP website

(https://bbmptax.karnataka.gov.in/Forms/Calculator.aspx), along with a property tax calculator.

Paying your property tax

The most convenient way to pay your property tax, is online on the BBMP website, with your credit
or debit card or through internet banking. (https://bbmptax.karnataka.gov.in/
(https://bbmptax.karnataka.gov.in/))

You can also make payments in person at the BBMP’s nodal bank branches, the Citizen Facilitation
Centre at all the ward offices, or at the offices of BBMP revenue officers (ROs) or assistant revenue
officers (AROs) – a facility that was made available to taxpayers during the peak payment system.

You are entitled to a rebate of five per cent, if you pay the entire property tax amount before May
30, every year. If you choose to pay in two instalments, no interest is charged on the first
instalment, if it is paid by May 30 and on the second instalment, if it is paid by November 30, every
year.

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Ensure that the system updates your record and no outstanding amounts are shown against your
account. If there are any errors, have them corrected immediately.

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