The International Property Tax Institute (IPTI) is pleased to introduce the International Property Tax and Assessment Information Resource Library, hosted on the wiki platform.
The IPTIpedia currently provides a consolidated source of property tax and assessment information for 15 countries across the globe, including: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, Chile, Czech Republic, England and Wales, Finland, France, Germany, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Netherlands and Japan.
Information collected for the database includes the following areas:
- Key legislative reference
- Assessable/taxable property definition
- Assessment value standard
- Assessment/taxation responsibility
- Compliance and reporting requirements
- Appeal procedures and deadlines
- Incentive and tax relief programs
- Comments on local practices
Access to IPTIpedia and Annual Subscription Fees
Access to the IPTIpedia has been made available from IPTI’s homepage. It is also accessible via its own domain name at http://wiki.ipti.org.
To access the IPTIpedia, users will require an account to log in. The home page is viewable by all users and contains a brief description of the contents, how it to create an account, annual subscription fees, etc. As soon as a user has paid the subscription fee to IPTI, a username and password will be emailed to the user so they can log into the IPTIpedia. The following are the annual subscription fees:
| Type | Annual Subscription Fee | |
| IPTI Members | $750 USD | |
| Non-Members | $950 USD | |
*Note: Subscription payments are processed immediately. User access details (usernames and passwords) are assigned during regular business hours, following an application review. - Eastern Standard Time(EST).
*Note: Canadian residents will be charged 5% GST on all purchases
Maintaining Data Integrity
All subscribers are permitted to update/edit data and information, utilize the discussion groups and search the entire wiki. However, to ensure that the consistency, accuracy and integrity of the information in the resource library is maintained, all changes and updates made by subscribers will be monitored, reviewed and verified by the IPTIpedia editors. Whenever possible please be sure to include any sources to the data being posted including hyperlinks, references, etc. This will enable the IPTIpedia editors to perform their functions in a timely fashion.
For instructions on how to apply changes and additions to the IPTIpedia please review the documentation provided.
