Imagine this: a council accidentally sets a zero rate on residential properties for an entire financial year. Sounds like a dream for homeowners, right? Until you realise the same council had to scramble for emergency funding to keep basic services running. Rates modelling mishaps might not sound like comedy gold, but the reality is often stranger than fiction.
One council famously forgot to update a postcode range in their system, billing businesses as residential properties. The result? Angry shop owners waving invoices and demanding answers. Another council mistakenly applied a duplicate levy, resulting in residents receiving bills that doubled their rates overnight—cue a tsunami of complaints and media frenzy.
These blunders highlight how small errors in rates systems can snowball into big, embarrassing problems. The moral of the story? Rates modelling isn’t just about maths—it’s about precision, accuracy, and reliable systems.
At Ibis Information Systems, we’re here to ensure your council doesn’t become the next cautionary tale. Our solutions are designed to take the guesswork out of rates modelling, helping you get it right the first time and every time.
