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Property Tax Mapping and Assessment Using GIS: Case study of Rawalpindi City

Khan, Muhammad Imran LU (2021) In Master Thesis in Geographical Information Science GISM01 20211
Dept of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science
Abstract (Swedish)
PROPERTY TAX MAPPING, ASSESMENT & MONITORING USING GIS

Property tax recovery is considered one of the most challenging tasks for governments around the globe in general and in third world countries including Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka in particular. Today, the existing real property assessment and tax collection system are under pressure to increase its efficiency. Moreover, monitoring and updating of property units are not being carried out regularly which results in loss of revenue. For example, changes in the number of floors, land area, covered area, building type, property occupation, tax categories, property usage, and land use, etc. are misclassified and not updated regularly.
Property tax mapping is a way to identify and... (More)
PROPERTY TAX MAPPING, ASSESMENT & MONITORING USING GIS

Property tax recovery is considered one of the most challenging tasks for governments around the globe in general and in third world countries including Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka in particular. Today, the existing real property assessment and tax collection system are under pressure to increase its efficiency. Moreover, monitoring and updating of property units are not being carried out regularly which results in loss of revenue. For example, changes in the number of floors, land area, covered area, building type, property occupation, tax categories, property usage, and land use, etc. are misclassified and not updated regularly.
Property tax mapping is a way to identify and map the exact location of the properties with relevant tax attributes using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS). Each property unit has both spatial and non-spatial data. Both the data sets are integrated to obtain spatial dimension and enable us to perform the analysis of the assessment of the property taxation process till the property level. The integration of both data sets can improve the efficiency of property tax assessment procedures and monitoring systems.
The introduction of geospatial technologies to the existing databases will not only simplify the assessment and management of property taxes but it would also improve the tax collection process. Furthermore, this technology will also enable the government to monitor property tax revenue by preparing a common platform that visually links all property-related data such as the number of floors in each building, a total constructed area of each building, individual plot areas, details of locality and road facing details with the applied tax calculation principles.
Comprehensive geo-statistical reporting along with visualization and thematic maps will enable the governments to identify the potential of revenue collection and accordingly devise the proper policy instrument. Tax defaulters, hidden properties, and potential areas for tax recovery and tax categories of properties can be easily identified with the help of analysis and visualization. Among others, tax assessment variables such as land area, tax categories, main-off road, building types of properties can also be observed and updated with the help of GIS and remote sensing techniques. As a result, the property tax system will become more transparent, efficient, updated, and considerable enhancement in government revenue. (Less)
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Property Tax Mapping and Assessment Using GIS

Property tax recovery has remained one of the challenging tasks over the years for almost every government around the world, especially in third-world countries. Today, the existing property assessment and tax collection system in Pakistan is antique and defective in many ways and is under pressure to increase its efficiency and tax revenue. Tax assessment is not done accurately as per the standard procedures and rules. Further property tax data is not updated and monitored regularly, which results in loss of tax revenue.
Property tax mapping is a way to identify and map the exact location of the properties with relevant tax attributes using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and... (More)
Property Tax Mapping and Assessment Using GIS

Property tax recovery has remained one of the challenging tasks over the years for almost every government around the world, especially in third-world countries. Today, the existing property assessment and tax collection system in Pakistan is antique and defective in many ways and is under pressure to increase its efficiency and tax revenue. Tax assessment is not done accurately as per the standard procedures and rules. Further property tax data is not updated and monitored regularly, which results in loss of tax revenue.
Property tax mapping is a way to identify and map the exact location of the properties with relevant tax attributes using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS). Each property unit has both spatial and non-spatial data. Both the data sets are integrated to obtain spatial dimension and enable us to perform the analysis of the assessment of the property taxation process till the property level.
Tax assessment variables such as parcel area, tax categories, main-off road, building types, land area, number of floors, etc. of the properties can be monitored and corrected using spatial location with property attributes. As a result, the property tax system will become more transparent, efficient, updated, and considerable enhancement in government revenue.

Keywords: GIS, RS, Spatial data, Property Mapping, Property Tax system, Data integration



Advisor: Mr. Ulrik Martensson.
Master Thesis, 30 Credits, in Geographical Information Systems, 2021.
Original Title: Property Tax Mapping and Assessment using GIS: Case study of Rawalpindi City
Department: Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Sweden. (Less)
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Khan, Muhammad Imran LU
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Property Tax Mapping, Assessment and Monitroing Using GIS
course
GISM01 20211
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H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
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GIS, RS, Spatial data, Property Mapping, Property Tax system, Data integration
publication/series
Master Thesis in Geographical Information Science
report number
133
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English
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Property Tax Mapping, Assesment and Monitering Using GIS.
This study aims at exploring the use of spatial technologies in the taxation process to improve property tax assessment procedures and work efficiency.
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9043807
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2021-05-10 17:40:36
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Property tax recovery is considered one of the most challenging tasks for governments around the globe in general and in third world countries including Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka in particular. Today, the existing real property assessment and tax collection system are under pressure to increase its efficiency. Moreover, monitoring and updating of property units are not being carried out regularly which results in loss of revenue. For example, changes in the number of floors, land area, covered area, building type, property occupation, tax categories, property usage, and land use, etc. are misclassified and not updated regularly.
Property tax mapping is a way to identify and map the exact location of the properties with relevant tax attributes using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS). Each property unit has both spatial and non-spatial data. Both the data sets are integrated to obtain spatial dimension and enable us to perform the analysis of the assessment of the property taxation process till the property level. The integration of both data sets can improve the efficiency of property tax assessment procedures and monitoring systems. 
The introduction of geospatial technologies to the existing databases will not only simplify the assessment and management of property taxes but it would also improve the tax collection process. Furthermore, this technology will also enable the government to monitor property tax revenue by preparing a common platform that visually links all property-related data such as the number of floors in each building, a total constructed area of each building, individual plot areas, details of locality and road facing details with the applied tax calculation principles.
Comprehensive geo-statistical reporting along with visualization and thematic maps will enable the governments to identify the potential of revenue collection and accordingly devise the proper policy instrument. Tax defaulters, hidden properties, and potential areas for tax recovery and tax categories of properties can be easily identified with the help of analysis and visualization. Among others, tax assessment variables such as land area, tax categories, main-off road, building types of properties can also be observed and updated with the help of GIS and remote sensing techniques. As a result, the property tax system will become more transparent, efficient, updated, and considerable enhancement in government revenue.}},
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