The Levy Group form is used for categorizing a number of tax levies. The purpose of this is to facilitate data entry on the Govern Tax: Real Property Estate Assessment form. When the user selects a levy group on the Tax Assessment form, a new record is created for each levy in the group on the Tax Levies form.

Accessing the Levy Groups Form

To access this Levy Group Definition form:

1. Launch GNA.
2. Select Application Configurations > Govern Tax > Real Property > Levy Groups.

Tax Levies
The Tax Levies list box displays all the real property tax levies (Table: VT_USR_ LEVYCODE) configured for the year that is entered.
To view the levies that are part of a group, select the group on the left. The check boxes for the levies that are part of the group are selected.
Viewing Levy Group Definitions
The Tax Levy Groups for the selected year are listed on the left.

Levy Group Action Buttons

Copying a Levy Group

Click the Copy button to duplicate the selected levy group. This saves time and facilitates data entry if you are creating multiple codes.
All fields on the form are copied with the exception of the Code. This is the unique identifier.

Saving a Levy Group

Click the Save icon to save a new Levy Group or any modifications made to an existing one. A prompt is displayed asking you to confirm if you are updating multiple records:

Deleting a Levy Group

Click the Delete icon to remove a Levy Group. A confirmation message is displayed.
Click OK to continue or Cancel to return to the Levy Group Definition form.

Exit

Click Exit to close the form. A confirmation message is displayed if there are any unsaved modifications. Click Yes to save your modifications. Click No to close the form without saving the new information or Cancel to return to the Tax Levy Group Definition form.

Tax Levy Group Definition Parameters

Year

Tax Levy Groups are saved by year. By default, this field displays the current year of the computer on which GNA is installed. To change the year, enter a new year in the field and click [Enter] on your keyboard.

Creating a New Levy Group

To create a new tax levy group:

1. Enter the code for group at the top of the form.
2. Click the drop-down arrow to the left of the Name text box to display the French and English Long and Short Description fields.
3. Enter a name for the group and the required descriptions.
4. Click the Save icon.

If you enter a name for levy group in the name field and click Save, the short and long description fields are automatically populated.

The Levy Group name is displayed in the Levy Group drop-down list on the Govern Tax: Real Property Assessment form in Govern. See Tax Assessment on page 48.

Adding a Levy to a Group

To add a levy to a group, select the check box beside the levy in the Tax Levies list box and click Save.

Removing a Levy from a Group

To remove a levy from a group, deselect the check box beside it and click Save.

Deleting a Levy Group

Click the Delete icon to delete a levy group. A confirmation message appears. A confirmation message appears.
Click OK to continue.