Publications & Forms

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  • Guide to Property Assessment and Taxation in Alberta
  • Guide to Equalized Assessment
  • Property Tax Exemptions in Alberta - A Guide
  • Filing a Property Assessment Complaint and Preparing For Your Hearing
  • Application for Property Tax Exemption Forms (COPTER) 
  • Alberta School Foundation Fund - Refund Policy - Effective January 1, 2010 
  • Alberta 2001 Metal Buildings Cost Manual -updated September 2011
  • Detailed Assessment Audit Manual

    Assessment Bulletins

    2011

  • Linear Property Assessment Fees (IB Bulletin 11-03)
  • 2011 Minister's Guidelines for Regulated Property Bulletin
  • 2011 Assessment Quality Minister's Guidelines (IB Bulletin 11-01)
  • 2011 Base Year Modifiers (IB Bulletin 11-02)

    2010

  • Well Drilling Equipment Tax Regulation (IB Bulletin 10-06)
  • Assessment notice - date by which a complaint must be made (IB Bulletin 10-05)
  • 2010 Regulated Property Minister's Guidelines (IB Bulletin No. 10-04) 
  • 2010 Assessment Quality Minister's Guidelines (IB Bulletin No. 10-03)
  • 2010 Base Year Modifiers (IB Bulletin No. 10-02)
  • Municipal Government Act Section 299 or 300 - Compliance Review Form (IB Bulletin No. 10-01) 

    2009

  • Business Tax Exemption (Legislative Assembly Office) Regulation (IB Bulletin No. 09-10)
  • Machinery and Equipment located at Well Sites (IB Bulletin No. 09-07)
  • Annexation & Education Taxes (IB Bulletin No. 09-04)
  • 2009 Base Year Modifiers (IB Bulletin No. 09-03)

  • 2008

  • ASSET Submission Time Extension (IB Bulletin No. 08-09)
  • Linear Property Tax Notices (IB Bulletin No. 08-06)
  • Conservation Easements (IB Bulletin No. 08-05)
  • Railway Property Assessment Methodology (Regulated versus Non-Regulated) (IB Bulletin No. 08-04)
  • Supplementary Assessment Data (IB Bulletin No. 08-02)