House tax --streamline the collection

This write up is about house tax collection by the government ..There is always some corruption involved in this area .If the government could follow these guidelines , it will be easier for all of us .

1.The government must spell out the house , commercial and industrial tax figures clearly and collect it for one year...no need to waste one's energy every 6 months

2.No professional ,who does only consulting practice should not be considered as a business or commercial person

3.the government should expect Rs 4 per sq ft as the house tax ..for a flat or house of 1000 sq ft , one need to pay Rs 4000 as house tax ,for which the goverment should provide electricity connection to the house and street lights , water connection,sewer connection and motorable road ,for each service you get Rs 1 per sq ft ...for example , if there is no water connection , the citizen will pay only Rs 3000 ie less Rs 1000 for water connection ...if the inhabitants of a street complain of lack of street light , water,sewer connection and motorable road ,for a 1000sq ft house , they will pay nothing as house tax as the government provided nothing for them

4.the area of the house or flat should be based on the carpet area ...wall thickness and common area should not be added..the house owner can calculate ,give the detais in a diagram with the architect and calculte the tax himself and pay it off by online itself ...the assessor can come to measure the house if he suspects any foul play by giving a notice. kindly note that ,for a flat if the house tax is Rs 3000 , the bribe expected is Rs 3000 , ince self assessment is allowed and paid , no assessor can ask for this bribe .

5.i am not dealing with commercial and industrial places as it is beyond my knowledge . rental accomodation should not be considered as commercial place as long asw rental income goes into one's account and subjected to annual taxation

Dr V Ganesan