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Build RPS V4 Batch Transactions
Move County/Town (Village only)
TSL Tools is a multi-user software package designed to assist with RP 520 pro rated tax calculations and Special District Tax Rate apportionment.
Module RP 520 Pro Rated Taxes can be used to calculate taxes owed due to an exemption removal. Just enter the swis, sbl, property address, school code, transfer date, exemption amount and homestead, if applicable, into the RP 520 database to calculate the pro rated tax for up to three years. Or, if you are allowed an ODBC Sybase connection to the RPS V4 database, you may query the assessment data for the information to be extracted to the RP 520 database, thus eliminating data entry.
You can then generate a detailed report of all parcels and taxes as well as automatically create an RPS V4 formatted batch transaction file to update the RPS database for the next tax cycle within this module.
A second module, Special District Extract, is able to access the RPS V4 special district database to retrieve the data required to generate an MS Excel spreadsheet. This spreadsheet can then be used to apportion tax rates. Upon completion of this process, all rates can be formatted for RPS V4 tax rate table import. Please Note: ODBC Sybase RPS V4 connection required for this module.
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Module RP-520
This module calculates
RPT Law 520 Pro-Rated tax thru the use of a database tax rates and sale
dates. You may enter data manually or
automated if you have permission to use the RPS V4 data. Once the data is enter
into to the RP 520 database the pro-rated tax is calculated. The final step to the process is the
generation of standard RPS V4 batch transactions and applying them to the RPS
V4 database thru the
RPS V4 batch process.
Function 1.) Entering Tax Rates
Use the Find/Add
button to find the tax rate or add a new tax rate.
Enter the rates for County
& Town (homestead/non homestead) and press Save
This process is exactly the
same for School tax rates and Village tax rates.
Function2.) Enter the Tax Years to be pro-rated.
These years are used to
denote each pro-rated tax calculation.
This function is normally used at the beginning of each year before the
NEXT YEAR PROCESS is performed.
Function
3.) Main data entry
window.
From this
window you Add, Delete, Save, Search the RP 520 data & Query
the RPS V4 data (read only access).
Search Button (search for a
property in the RP 520 database).
Select Address, SBL or Owner
as the search criteria.
Add Button – Allows the manual addition of a property to
the RP 520 database.
Enter Swis SBL, School code, Sale Date, Exemption
Amount, Homestead/Non Homestead
(optional: property location, mailing address).
Save Button – Saves the
current property and calculates the pro-rated tax.
Delete Button – Delete of current
property.
Function 4.)
RPS V4 Query – Functions like RPS V4, Logon with userid
& password to make a connection to the RPS data (read only access). A new button appears next to the Delete
button. The RPS Search button allows you
to locate a property by OWNER, SBL, or ADDRESS. 
RPS V4
Search Window.
This
window allows you to view the exemptions and sale dates for the property
selected. At this point you can adjust the exemption totals. Once complete just
press the Copy button for the
Just
as if you would have manually enter the data into the main program window. From
the RP 520 data window you can make any further adjustments if needed. This
function can be a great time saver alone!
Function 5.) Recalc –
Provides the ability to recalculate the pro-rated tax for the entire database.
This function is useful for a data entry error in the Tax Rate data. Just correct the tax rate error and recalc the database, the corrected rates will appear in the
main window and a new pro-rated tax will be calculated for any effected
properties.
Function 5.) Build RPS V4 Batch Transactions –
Generate standard RPS V4 special district batch transaction file. This function generates a Move Tax type
special district transaction by entering the swis and
special district code.
Function 6.) Move County/Town (Village only) - Copies
properties to the RP 520 Village database for village pro-rated taxes. This
function will copy all village properties from the County/Town database to the
village database and calculates pro-rated taxes for the next village tax cycle.
Function 7.) Next Year Process – Starts a new cycle
of the RP 520 Pro-Rated Tax. This function deletes all properties that do not
have the checkbox Tranfer to Next Year checked. The
checkbox allows you to calculate a pro-rated tax for an additional year.
Function 8.) BackUp Database – This function will zip the database to a
file for backup purposes.
Function 9.)
Reporting – A detailed report is produced showing each property and a
grand total by swis for County, Town & School.