A checklist for reduction of property tax

1. Are you a low-income person? If yes, you should elect for personal assessment to remove or to reduce the tax. Click here for details.

2. Have you borrowed money to purchase the property and paid interest? If yes, you should elect for personal assessment to claim deduction of interest. Click here for details.  

3. Have you claimed deduction of rates? Click here for details.

4. Have you claimed deduction of irrecoverable rents? Click here for details.

5. Do you include rent deposits in your rental income? If yes, you should exclude them from the assessable value. Click here for details.

6. Have you received lump-sum premium? If yes, the premium can be spread over 36 months in order to reduce tax. Click here for details.

7. Do you pay management fee as an agent of the tenant? If yes, such fee received from the tenant is not assessable. Click here for details.

8. Do you know what property income are assessable and what are non-assessable? Click here for details.

9. You do not agree to the income assessed or the deduction or relief or allowances granted. In that case, you should read "What can you do if you disagree with an assessment". Click here for details.

10. Have you read “How to reduce property tax” under “Common topics of tax reduction”? Click here for details.

11. Have you read my books and CD Rom on tax reduction? Click here for details.

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