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Ratepayers who are eligible for the scheme
must apply by using this application form. Please read the guidance
notes before completing the form.
Small Business Rates Relief Application Form
Small Business Rates Relief Application Form - Guidance
Notes
Once completed the form can be returned via post, fax or
email.
Small business rate relief scheme with effect from 1
April 2010 - March 2012
- Eligible ratepayers with a rateable value of £6,000 or below
will receive 50% relief.
- Eligible ratepayers with a rateable value between £6,001 and
£12,000, relief will be available on a sliding scale from 50% to
0%, where every £120 rateable value equates to 1%.
- Eligible ratepayers with a rateable value between £12,001 and
£17,999 will have their rates liability calculated using the small
business non-domestic rating multiplier only.
- Additional properties with a rateable value up to £2,599 are
disregarded in considering entitlement to small business rate
relief.
|
Rateable Value |
Percentage
Reduction |
|
under £6,000 |
50% |
|
£7,200 |
40% |
|
£8,400 |
30% |
|
£9,600 |
20% |
|
£10,800 |
10% |
|
Over £12,000 |
0% |
Temporary
Increase in Small Business Rate
Relief
The
level of Small Business Rate Relief has increased for a temporary
period.
From 1 October 2010 to 30 September 2012, eligible
businesses with a rateable value of up to £6,000 will be entitled
to 100% relief.
If the rateable value is between £6,001 and £12,000
ratepayers will be entitled to relief on a sliding scale between
100% and 0%.
Percentage of Small Business Rate Relief for the financial
year
1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013
| Rateable Value |
Period of Financial Year |
Percentage of Small Business Rate Relief |
Rateable Value Multiplier (rate in the
pound) |
| £6,000 or below |
01/04/2012 to 31/03/2013 |
100% relief |
45p |
| £6,001 to £12,000 |
01/04/12 to 31/03/2013 |
Relief will be available on a sliding scale from
100% to 0%, where every £60 rateable value equates to
1% |
45p |
| £12,001 to £17,999 |
01/04/12 to 31/03/2013 |
No Small Business
Rate
Relief
.
Rate accounts are calculated using the small
business non-domestic rating multiplier only |
45p |
|
Rateable Value |
Percentage Reduction 01/04/12 to 31/03/13 |
| under £6,000 |
100% |
| £7,200 |
80% |
| £8,400 |
60% |
| £9,600 |
40% |
| £10,800 |
20% |
| over £12,000 |
0% |
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