Overview
This form is used to report all owned and leased real estate, buildings and improvements. Report land, buildings and improvements separately. Report only leased or rented property where the tax liability rests with the lessee.
This form is to be used only by electric, telephone and telegraph utilities where an account number is required in the FCC, FERC or REA Report.
Notes/Industry Specific Information
Minerals
Report all owned or leased real estate held or used in connection with mineral property by complete legal description. Items to be listed on this form include but are not limited to: land used for processing, milling, smelting, leaching, waste dumps, residential housing and office buildings and other land held or used in connection with mineral property. List Productive or Nonproductive Mineral Land on CAB-M1 Form, Mineral Property Valuation Schedule.
Electric Utilities
Report your information on the CAB-4E. This form is to be used only by electric, telephone and telegraph utilities where an account number is required in the FCC, FERC or REA Report.
Telecommunication Utilities
Report your information on the CAB-4T. This form is to be used only by electric, telephone and telegraph utilities where an account number is required in the FCC, FERC or REA Report.
Other Regulated Utilities
Report your information on the CAB-4R.
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Instructions
Overview
Selecting the CAB-04 Summary record in the Form Group table will take the user to the Summary of Personal Property Summary Index page. The index page is the location where all assets can be viewed, assets can be added, edited and removed. The page also contains the functions to complete your individual filing and launch the available reports.
CAB-04 Index
Add Asset-Valuation
To add a new asset, select the blue “Add” button at the top left of the table. The user will be taken to the Add Asset page which will allow information to be entered per asset. Note that the required fields are marked with a red asterisk. Once the required data is entered, select the blue next button.
- District: Combination of County and Tax District
- Type: Available asset types per filer type (per IRS publication 946)
- Description: User entered description of asset
- Purchase Date: Original purchase date of asset
- Original Cost: Original cost of asset
Add Asset-Valuation
Add Asset-Location
For assets that require a location, the user must provide at least one of the location information sections to constitute a valid filing. The location information sections are:
- PLSS Information: The PLSS Section, Township, Range and Survey (optional)
- Subdivision: The subdivision name and lot number for parcels in subdivided areas
- Latitude and Longitude: The x and y location of the asset or parcel centroid
- County Parcel Identification: The UPC and Account number (RNumber, Owner Number) of the parcel or parcel where the asset is located
- Situs Address: The street address where asset is located (or of the parcel)
Note that for each location section, all of the required fields must be provided. If you are unable to locate your property, select the checkbox at the top of the page (this will disable the location requirements). Once the required data is entered, select the blue next button.
Add Asset-Location
Add Asset-Contact
If an asset is leased, please enter the name and contact information of the property owner in the Contact form. If the property is owned by the rendition filer, select the checkbox (Contact is same as the Rendition Filer) which will disable the requirement to complete the section. Select the blue next button to complete the Add Asset process (user will be returned to the CAB-04 Index).
Add Asset-Contact
Edit Asset
To edit an asset, select the record in the CAB-04 Index page table. The user will be taken to the Edit Asset page which contains four tabs: (1) Valuation, (2) Location, (3) Contact, (4) History.
Edit Asset
Edit Asset-Valuation
The edit asset-valuation page tab contains the information that is being used to calculate the property value. Note that all fields on the page can be edited except for the Property Value field (which is calculated).
Edit Asset-Valuation
Edit Asset-Location
The edit asset-location tab contains the location information that was entered for the asset. The user can edit the information entered, or provide additional information.
Edit Location
Edit Asset-Contact
The edit asset-contact tab contains the information that was entered for the asset property owner. The user can edit the information entered or provide additional information.
Edit Asset-Contact
Edit Asset-History
The edit asset-contact tab contains the history of submissions and values for the asset. There is no information to edit in this interface.
Edit Asset-History
Delete Asset
To delete an asset from the CAB-04 index, select the record in the record table (if not already selected). On the bottom left-hand corner of the edit asset-valuation tab is a red Delete button. Selecting the button will trigger a modal window to confirm the deletion.
Delete Asset
Complete Filing
Completing a filing indicates that it is ready for submission (which is completed through the certification task). Once all forms within a form group are marked complete, the form group can be submitted. To complete a filing, select the white and blue Complete button. A modal window will appear to confirm your action. Selecting yes will mark the form complete, selecting no will return you to the form.
