Rating Services and Rating Reviews

With the addition of our Rates Officer, and Rates Specialist, LGiQ is able to offer assistance to councils with transparent, compliant, and reliable rating services. This includes:

Day-to-day support:
– Rate enquiries, customer support and payment arrangements
– Property transfers and updates
– Provision of Rate Notices
– Contiguous, single farm, land use, and rateability audits
– Coordination of Sale of Land for Non Payment of Rates
– Assessment of hardship applications
– Arrears and debt management

Systems and compliance:
– Property and valuation updates
– Rating database and electoral roll maintenance
– Internal Control reviews
– Policy reviews and legislative compliance
– Continuous process improvement

New rating year:
– Rate modelling and generation
– Rebate assessments
– Declaration and gazettal of rates

Rating Reviews:
– Rating structure reviews
– Differential rates, fixed charges and minimum rates
– Rebates and capping
– Interactive modelling and scenario analysis
– Compliance and best practice advice

Rating Fundamentals Training, for:
– Rates Officers, Coordinators or Team Leaders
– Accountants
– Finance Coordinators, Team Leaders or Managers