Council Tax Handbook

The Council Tax Handbook is the most widely used practical guide to all aspects of the council tax as it applies in England, Scotland and Wales.

The ninth edition includes all changes to law and practice, including recent caselaw and Ombudsman decisions. It includes new rules on students and the latest on enforcement and appeals.

The Council Tax Handbook explains:

• which homes are eligible and which are exempt from council tax
• how homes are valued for tax purposes and how valuations can be changed
• discounts available, for example for people who live alone
• ways in which a bill may be reduced, for example for people with disabilities and those on a low income
• the position of students
• the powers of local authorities
• tax collection, appeals, enforcement and bailiffs’ powers

It includes practical examples and is fully cross-referenced to law and regulations.

The Council Tax Handbook is the standard guide for use by taxpayers, advice agency staff, housing and consumer advisers, lawyers and local authority administrators.

November 2011 978 1 906076 55 9 £17.00

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