Assessment and Taxes in Community Revitalization Levy Areas
Business and residential property owners in a Community Revitalization Levy (CRL) area may ask if they pay higher property taxes. The answer is no, they do not. Owning property in a CRL area does not change the total amounts collected in municipal taxes or provincial education property taxes. The tax bill for property located in a CRL area is the same as it would be if the property was located outside a CRL area.
The difference is in the allocation of a portion of the property tax revenue. With a CRL, a portion of the property tax revenue generated by properties within the area is allocated to fund the area’s municipal development projects and infrastructure improvements.
When property values within a CRL increase as a result of new economic growth and development in the area, the taxes arising from these increased values are allocated to paying the costs of improvements. In this way, the general property taxes in the rest of the city do not pay for new public amenities or infrastructure within the CRL area.
Assessment and tax notices in CRL areas
Assessment notices for properties within CRL areas include additional information. The assessment notice will identify a baseline assessment (property taxes on this amount go towards the general tax base) and an incremental assessment (property taxes on this amount go towards the CRL).
The baseline assessment is the taxable (for municipal tax and/or provincial education tax) assessed value of the property as of December 31 in the year the CRL is approved by the province. This baseline assessment amount will remain unchanged for the duration of the CRL (up to 20 years).
The incremental assessment is the increase in taxable assessed value above the baseline assessment amount. The incremental assessment will change over time, with the market value of the property. Any municipal infrastructure improvements within a CRL area are funded by the property taxes on the incremental assessment values of all properties within the CRL area.
How CRL works for businesses and residences
If you own a property in a CRL area, any market growth in your property value – or any increase in the value of your property resulting from improvements (for example, construction) – would show as incremental assessment. The property taxes on that increased value will be allocated to the municipal infrastructure improvements within your CRL area.
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Assessment Information
| Telephone | In Edmonton: 311 Outside Edmonton: 780-442-5311 |
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| TTY | 780-944-5555 |
| assessment@edmonton.ca |
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Property Tax Information
| Telephone | In Edmonton: 311 Outside Edmonton: 780-442-5311 |
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| TTY | 780-944-5555 |
| taxes@edmonton.ca |
