TOWN & PARISH
SEPTEMBER TRAINING SESSION
Agenda
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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
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Legislation
Tax Base
Set Precept
Council Tax and Budget Setting
Council Tax information to ARP
Overview of a Parish Tax Base
calculation
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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
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Improvements to the forms
Assistance with filling in the forms
Example FORM
Timetable for 2015/16 Precept
Setting Process & Deadlines
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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?