Start Date
6-4-2018 1:15 PM
End Date
6-4-2018 2:15 PM
Description
The devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010 left the City of Port-au-Prince tax assessment system in disarray. Without the ability to deliver tax bills, the City cannot collect property tax revenues. By partnering with a software vendor and local on-the-ground support, our team is putting in place a solution that has the flexibility to account for different revenue streams. By the end of the project, we expect to provide enough capacity building so that the City can take over the complete administration of its property tax assessment system. Additional implications of this project include capacity building with respect to fire and police services, garbage services, and water and sewer infrastructure. Attendees will learn best practices on re-designing property tax systems from scratch in a third-world country where political support for the project is strong.
Publication Date
April 2018
Recommended Citation
Lipscomb, Cliff PhD and Williamson, Ruel, "Modernizing property tax systems, the City of Port-au-Prince" (2018). International Research Symposium. 19.
https://researchexchange.iaao.org/irs/irs18/sessions/19
Modernizing property tax systems, the City of Port-au-Prince
The devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010 left the City of Port-au-Prince tax assessment system in disarray. Without the ability to deliver tax bills, the City cannot collect property tax revenues. By partnering with a software vendor and local on-the-ground support, our team is putting in place a solution that has the flexibility to account for different revenue streams. By the end of the project, we expect to provide enough capacity building so that the City can take over the complete administration of its property tax assessment system. Additional implications of this project include capacity building with respect to fire and police services, garbage services, and water and sewer infrastructure. Attendees will learn best practices on re-designing property tax systems from scratch in a third-world country where political support for the project is strong.