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  Option Rate Method

Use

The option rate of a real estate object that is required for input tax distribution is determined by the option rate method.

Structure

Option rate methods must be defined in Customizing. They are only available for the object types for which they have been identified as being valid. Furthermore, a default option rate method can be defined for:

  • Superordinate objects (business entity, building and property)

  • Each usage type of a rental object

  • Each contract type of a contract

There are three types of option rate methods:

  1. Freely defined

    If you assign an object a freely defined option rate method, you can enter the required option rate directly in the system.

    For rental objects, this option rate is only used in the case of vacancies; otherwise the option rate of the occupancy contract applies. For pooled spaces, this option rate only refers to the vacant spaces. However you can define additional option rate methods for pooled spaces in Customizing.

  2. Predefined

    A fixed option rate is assigned to this object type in Customizing. It cannot be changed in the object itself. These option rate methods are used in the case of, say, 100% commercial real estate contracts (option rate 100) or residential lease-outs (option rate 0).

  3. Automatic

    1. a. You can determine a fixed measurement type in Customizing. In this case, the option rate determination run selects all the subordinate rental objects of the particular object for which the option rate is to be determined. Note that the specified measurement type must have been defined for these rental objects!

    2. b. The required measurement type must be selected and assigned in the object.

Example

Common option rate methods are:

  • Area ratio (automatic)

  • Area ratio (freely definable)

  • Cubic volume (automatic)

  • Cubic volume (freely definable)

  • Opts (100%)

  • Does not opt (0%)

  • Freely defined

  • Measurement amount of settlement unit (automatic)