TOWN & PARISH

SEPTEMBER TRAINING SESSION

Agenda Overview of precept setting process Overview of Tax Base calculation Explaining the Council Tax calculation for the

issuing of bills Administration of paperwork – to include

discussion on current forms including worked examples

Timetable for 2015/16 precept setting process & deadlines

Questions

Overview of precept setting process

Legislation Tax Base Set Precept Council Tax and Budget Setting Council Tax information to ARP

Overview of a Parish Tax Base calculation

Band

Explaining the Council Tax calculation for the issuing of bills –Per Band D

Explaining the Council tax calculation for the issuing of bills –All Bands

Parishes\Presentation\Your Council Tax Bill Explained 2014

Administration of paperwork

Improvements to the forms Assistance with filling in the forms Example FORM

Timetable for 2015/16 Precept Setting Process & Deadlines

Paperwork and provisional tax base to parishes by 30 November 2014

Council to approve the Tax Base in December Parishes to return completed and signed forms

by 31 January 2015 Council Tax and budget approved at Full

Council in February 2015 ARP prepare and send out bills in March

Questions?