Method and system for managing multi-jurisdictional property tax information

A method for managing property tax information for a plurality of property tax accounts in a plurality of states, jurisdictions and tax districts, the method comprising:

• maintaining in a computer storage device a database of property tax data of properties in a plurality of states, jurisdictions and tax districts including a plurality of state identifiers and jurisdiction identifiers and a plurality of account records, wherein each account record includes an account identifier, a tax year identifier, a state identifier and an account jurisdiction identifier, wherein each of the jurisdiction identifiers is associated with a different local property tax assessor, treasurer or collector that is not a local property tax appropriating district;
• maintaining in the storage device a set of parameter options, wherein each parameter option includes a parameter for making a property tax calculation in one or more of the plurality of jurisdictions and the set of parameter options includes all of the parameters required for making a property tax calculation for any of the plurality of jurisdictions;
• storing in the storage device a plurality of tax calculation template records, each template record including data representing parameters selected from the stored set of parameter options;
• linking the template record to at least one of a state record representing a state, a jurisdiction record representing a jurisdiction within the state or a system master record;
• maintaining in the storage device a computer program operable with a template record of the stored plurality of template records to make a property tax calculation for any of the jurisdictions comprising the plurality of jurisdictions;
• receiving an input requesting a report of information for a specified account record;
• automatically retrieving a template record from the stored plurality of template records based on the tax year identifier, the state identifier and the jurisdiction identifier of the specified account and the template tax year identifier, the template state identifier and template jurisdiction identifier;
• generating the requested report using the retrieved template record and the stored procedure;
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• outputting the requested report to the output device.

A computer-readable medium for managing property tax information for a plurality of property tax accounts in a plurality of states, jurisdictions and tax districts, having stored thereon:

• a plurality of property records of properties in a plurality of states, jurisdictions and tax districts each comprising a real estate parcel record or a personal property account record, each property record including a parcel or account identifier, a tax year identifier representing a tax year applicable to the property record, a state identifier representing a state applicable to the property record and a jurisdiction identifier, wherein the jurisdiction identifier is associated with a local property tax assessor, treasurer or collector applicable to the property record that is not a local property tax appropriating district;
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• a plurality of tax rule template records, each tax rule template record including a tax year identifier, a state identifier, a jurisdiction identifier and one or more property tax calculation parameters for linking the appropriate tax rule template record to a specific property record;
• a table of tax year identifiers, state identifiers and jurisdiction identifiers, the table linking each of the property records to one or more of the template records so that the linked property record and template records have the same tax year identifier and jurisdiction identifier for automatic retrieval of the appropriate tax rule template;
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• a set of computer program instructions operable with each of the tax rule template records to perform a property tax calculation for a property record selected from the plurality of property records, the program instructions using the property tax calculation parameters of the one or more template records linked to the selected property record;
• whereby a property tax calculation can be automatically performed for any property record of the plurality of property records regardless of the tax year, state and jurisdiction applicable to the property record.