Business rates or National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR) is the tax levied on non-domestic premises. The money collected by the council is paid into a national pool from which it is distributed to billing authorities and major precepting authorities throughout the country.
The money received by this council from the central pool together with the income received from council tax payers, the rate support grant received from central government, the income from fees charged for some services - often supplemented by the council's own financial reserves is used to pay for the services provided.
You can pay by:
- Direct debit
- Via the council website *
- Via the council's 24 hour automated telephone payments service *
- Cheque - made payable to South Gloucestershire Council
- Postal order - through the Post Office
- Standing order - set this up with your bank
* Please be aware that if you choose to pay by credit card for business rates via the council's website or 24 hour automated telephone payments service, an additional charge of 1.8% will be applied to cover the council's bank charges. There will be no charge for debit cards.
See our terms and conditions panel for information on the data we hold about you.
Your billing number
You will need to quote your billing number when making payments. Your 'billing reference number' is an 8-digit number which starts with 6 and is shown on your bill.
Arrears
Please ensure that you leave enough time for your payment to reach the council's accounts to ensure that you do not fall into arrears.