Developed by local government, for local government.
ReadyTech’s Property & Rates solution delivers a powerful, cloud-based platform purpose-built for local governments. Fast, flexible, and fully integrated—it empowers your rates officers with the precision tools they need for seamless property administration and accurate and compliant rating processes.
With intuitive workflows, robust automation, and seamless integration into broader ERP systems, it helps teams reduce manual effort, improve accuracy, and deliver faster outcomes for communities.
Property & Rates features a high-performance billing engine capable of handling large volumes of data without compromise. Whether used standalone or as part of a wider digital transformation, it ensures councils use industry best and common practices to deliver effective and compliant outcomes, empowering staff to work smarter and the community to stay better informed.
Managing the intricate web of individuals and organisations associated with properties can be daunting. Whether it's ratepayers, owners, tenants, trustees, or managing agents, our product handles complex associations effortlessly and accurately.
Say goodbye to limitations. Create unlimited rate structures, whether valuation-based, periodic charges, or a combination. State levies, complex ledger routing, rates capping – we've got you covered. There's no rating scheme too intricate for us to handle.
Fine-tune your rates with precision using our highly granular rates engine. Generate up to 10 models, accommodating diverse charges such as state levies and mining tenements. Achieve the perfect balance for your jurisdiction's needs and streamline your budget and EOFY process.
Unlock productivity beyond the office with a powerful mobile extension of your cloud ERP platform. Designed for field efficiency, the mobile app provides seamless, secure access to critical modules anytime, anywhere—supporting tasks like inspections, permit management, and documentation, even without mobile coverage.
Say goodbye to manual paperwork and double data entry. The app ensures information is entered once and only once, streamlining workflows and boosting service delivery. Whether your staff are in the field or on the go, this mobile solution keeps operations moving smoothly and efficiently.
Receipting is a comprehensive and versatile receipting platform for managing payments across multiple channels, including front-counter transactions, online payments, payment gateways, phone transactions, and in-person interactions. It simplifies the processing of external bulk receipts, enhances front counter operations, manages direct debits, and integrates seamlessly with finance systems to minimise errors and streamline financial reconciliations.
Effortlessly manage the bulk receipting of transactions from a broad range of external sources, including (but not limited to) BPAY, BPOINT, Australia Post, SecurePay, and more. Receipting ensures that all transactions originating outside the system can be handled efficiently, offering extensive flexibility and scalability in external receipting.
From receipting payments and managing tills to conducting robust end-of-day processing with comprehensive audit trails, front-counter staff are fully equipped to resolve enquiries and issues quickly and effectively. This not only reduces paperwork but also enhances customer service workflows through streamlined processes and strong internal controls.
Empowering councils to support ratepayers experiencing financial hardship, this feature enables the effective management of payment arrangements while ensuring compliance with legislation and alignment with industry best practices—delivering both administrative efficiency and improved convenience for ratepayers.
Receipting simplifies financial operations through its end-of-day processing, generating consolidated draft journals directly within your finance system. This minimises data entry errors and supports accurate, timely financial reconciliation for your revenue team.
As a Rates Officer, have you checked out your State Government's Rates Manual? No? Maybe it's time to move to the NT.
Light Regional Council partners with CouncilWise for Property and Rating
Rates management has long been one of the more complex responsibilities councils face, regardless of size or location.
