Council tax - annual notification

At the start of the year

This council produces the annual bills at the beginning of March every year - e.g. the bills for the year commencing 1 April 2010 were generated from the council's records at 6 March 2010.

These bills will show:

• the amount due for the whole of the next year (including any reductions in respect of any discount, disabled person's relief, council tax benefit or any overpayment that has been carried forward from the previous year;
• how many instalments are allowed (usually 10), together with the value of each instalment and the date that each instalment is due by; and
• any (arrears) balance that might be outstanding at the date the bills are generated.

Please note that any payments that are received by the council after the bills are generated will NOT change any amount that was outstanding at the date the bills were printed. However, any such payments will reduce the amount that is due, either completely or partially, depending upon what was paid and will not need to be paid again.

During the year

If we receive notification of any change in responsibility or liability for the council tax after the intial bills have been created, then our records will be amended and any revised bills or notices will be sent.

They will contain similar information to the bills generated at the start of the year, but the number of instalments may be less than 10, depending upon the time of year that such bills are created.