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Add Property Tax Field Data
The data fields in the Property Tax Calculator spreadsheet populate the dropdown options available when creating the Category Rates, the data used to generate the final public view.
These fields include:
- Years
- Wards
- Classes
- Categories
- Allotments
If an option has not been added to these lists it cannot appear in the Category Rates worksheet, or be displayed for public selection in the Property Tax Calculator.
We strongly recommend that all data fields be populated before you begin work on your Category Rates.
Adding Years to the spreadsheet
These values represent each year for which you want to add property tax data.
To add years to your spreadsheet follow these steps:
- Open the property tax calculator excel spread sheet
- Select the 'Years' worksheet
- In the 'Years' column add each year for which you want to provide property tax information. These should be in full 4 digit format (e.g. 2024), and should be entered one year and in chronological order with the most recent year at the top. You can add as many years as you like
- Save your file
The final version will look something like this.

Adding Wards to the spreadsheet
These values represent each ward for which you want to add property tax data.
If you would like to change the name of the property tax areas to something else (districts, regions, divisions, etc.) you can customize the display name in the public interface through the dictionary. Do not change the name of the worksheet or the column in the spreadsheet.
To add wards to your spreadsheet follow these steps:
- Open the property tax calculator excel spread sheet
- Select the 'Wards' worksheet
- In the 'Name' column add each ward to its own row. There are no restriction on how you name your wards (neighborhood names, colors, numbers, etc.). Note that the order your wards are added will match their order in the public interface
- If you are working with a multilingual website add the translated ward name to the 'Translation' column for each entry. If your website is not multilingual this column can be left blank
- Save your file
The final version will look something like this.

Adding Classes to the spreadsheet
These values represent each tax class for which you want to add property tax data.
If you would like to change the name of the property tax classes to something else (departments, divisions, codes, etc.) you can customize the display name in the public interface through the dictionary. Do not change the name of the worksheet or the columns in the spreadsheet.
To add classes to your spreadsheet follow these steps:
- Open the property tax calculator excel spread sheet
- Select the 'Classes' worksheet
- In the 'Name' column add each class to its own row. There are no restriction on how you name your classes. Note that the order your classes are added will match their order in the public interface
- If you are working with a multilingual website add the translated class name to the 'Translation' column for each entry. If your website is not multilingual this column can be left blank
- Save your file
The final version will look something like this:

Adding Categories to the spreadsheet
These values represent each tax class for which you want to add property tax data.
If you would like to change the name of the property tax classes to something else (departments, divisions, codes, etc.) you can customize the display name in the public interface through the dictionary. Do not change the name of the worksheet or the columns in the spreadsheet.
To add classes to your spreadsheet follow these steps:
- Open the property tax calculator excel spread sheet
- Select the 'Classes' worksheet
- In the 'Name' column add each class to its own row. There are no restriction on how you name your classes. Note that the order your classes are added will match their order in the public interface
- If you are working with a multilingual website add the translated class name to the 'Translation' column for each entry. If your website is not multilingual this column can be left blank
- Save your file
The final version will look something like this:

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