( Please note that the link above will take you to an external
website.)
What is Council Tax?
Council Tax is paid by every person who lives in or owns a
property (houses, flats etc.).
Your Council Tax goes towards the cost of services provided by Mid
Suffolk District Council, Suffolk Council, Suffolk Police Authority
and your local Parish/Town Council. We collect all the charges and
then pass the required amounts to the other services.
Find out more about what council tax is and how the money raised is
used.
Who has to pay the Council Tax?
There is one bill for each home whether it is owned or rented.
Who ever comes first on the list below will be the person who has
to pay the Council Tax for the property:
- Owner-occupier
- Leaseholder
- People who pay rent
- Residents who have a contractual licence to occupy the
property, for example, people who live in tied cottages
- Residents with no legal interest in the property
- People who own the property but do not live in it
How do I know how much Council Tax to pay?
You will be sent a Council Tax Bill at the beginning of each
financial year. This will tell you what you need to pay and when.
Payment is due on or before the due date.
We presume that your circumstances will remain the same for the
full year; therefore you must notify us immediately if there is a
change.
How is the amount of my Council Tax calculated?
The Valuation Office Agency which is part of the Inland Revenue
puts each property in one of eight ‘valuation bands’ based on how
much it would have cost on the open market on 1 April 1991.
Your band is shown on the front of your bill.
Valuations
Information about banding and valuation.
Can I claim Council Tax Benefit?
See our Council Tax Benefit information
Moving ?
If you would like to inform us of your move details or change to
the amount adults living in a property, please click on the link
below and choose Council Tax - Change Of Address from the Request a
Service box.
Move details or
change or circumstances (external website)
Discounts and exemptions
There are many exemptions and discounts including empty
properties and people living alone, see our
Discount and Exemption information
How can I pay my Council tax?
More information on ways to pay your council tax
What if I miss a payment or refuse to pay?
Mid Suffolk has an obligation to pursue unpaid council tax,
more information on how the authority may recover
council tax arrears can be found here.
Cracking down on fraud
Councils have a duty to protect the public funds they
administer, and may use the information held on their records for
the prevention and detection of fraud. We may share this
information with other organisations responsible for auditing
public funds for these purposes.
All those receiving or applying for Council Tax benefit must, by
law, provide original documents to prove their identity and
income. This is to stop people receiving benefits when they
are not entitled to them.
More information on council tax and housing
benefit
The Council is required under section 6 of the Audit Commission Act
1998 to participate in the National Fraud Initiative (NFI) data
matching exercise.
Council Tax data will be provided to the Audit Commission for NFI
and will be used for cross-system comparison for the prevention and
detection of fraud.
Information for visually impaired and hearing impaired
residents
If it will help, the information contained here can be provided
in other formats such as large type, braille or transcribed onto
audio tape.
For assistance please telephone us at 08456 034713 or e-mail
us at
ctax@midsuffolk.gov.uk
How to get in touch with us
Staff in our Council Tax Department are happy to help with any
query you have about your tax. You can reach us by e-mail, post or
telephone:
Email:
ctax@midsuffolk.gov.uk
Post:
Revenues Service,
Mid Suffolk District Council,
131 High Street,
Needham Market,
Ipswich,
Suffolk
IP6 8DL
Telephone: 08456 034713
Further Information
For further information on Council Tax and Valuations, please
see the Valuation Offices website
www.voa.gov.uk (External
site)