Training Materials

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Business Rates 2010 Transition Scheme –Practitioners Handbook (with CD)
2011 edition (111 pages £100)

Fully updated to take account of both the 2010 & 2011 NDR (Small Business Rate Relief) (England) (Amendment) Orders 2010 and the 2011/12 multipliers and inflation figures.

This Handbook provides a reference guide for all staff involved in dealing with queries from business rate payers, whether in Revenues or Customer Service teams.

Written in plain English with accompanying explanatory diagrams; each section considers a different practical scenario.

Side notes refer the reader to relevant legislation and key calculation considerations throughout.

Topics include -

  • basic calculations;
  • material changes;
  • splits, mergers, reconstructions;
  • multiple / subsequent adjustments;
  • transitional certificates;
  • appeal settlement; and
  • interaction with small business rate relief.
Council Tax - how the system works
(40 pages £5.00)
Provides an excellent reference source.
Contains details of all aspects of Council Tax liability, exemptions,discounts and reliefs.
Clear explanations make it suitable for both new starters and experienced officers.
  • Demand provisions
  • Chargeable dwellings
  • Exempt classes
  • Hierarchy of liability
  • Joint & several liability
  • Discount disregards
  • Disabled band reduction
Non-Domestic Rating - how the system works
(48 pages £5.00)
Examines how non-domestic rating fits into local taxation revenues.
Contains details of all aspects of Non-Domestic Rating liability, exemptions and reliefs.
Clear explanations make it suitable for both new starters and experienced officers.
  • National Pool arrangements
  • Local Rating List
  • Relevant non-domestic hereditament
  • Rateable occupation
  • Empty property rating
  • Rate relief schemes
  • Demand provisions
  • Transitional adjustment overview
Local Taxation Recovery & Enforcement - the full story
(56 pages £5.00)
Examines how to develop an effective collection strategy..
Contains details of all aspects of Council Tax & Non-Domestic recovery & enforcement.
Clear explanations make it suitable for both new starters and experienced officers.
  • Effective collection strategies
  • Demand provisions
  • Recovery profiles
  • Magistrates Courts
  • Attachment Orders
  • Distress
  • Insolvency
  • Charging Orders
  • Committal
Interest on Overpayments
(54 pages £5.00)
Examines how to determine relevant overpayments...
Contains several practical examples (with solutions) to reinforce learning.
  • Identifying a relevant overpayment
  • Relevant & subsequent periods
  • Calculation process
  • Effect of non-payment
  • Deduction of tax
  • Magistrates Courts
  • Worked examples
 
Local Taxation & Insolvency
(65 pages £7.50)
Covers all current insolvency procedures.
Considers insolvency as part of an effective collection strategy and assesses when such action is appropriate.
Outlines the steps required when apportioning local taxation liability in insolvency cases.
  • Bankruptcy
  • Liquidation
  • Voluntary Arrangements
  • Administration
  • Debt Relief Orders
  • Insolvency as an effective enforcement remedy
  • Provable debts
  • Expenses of Insolvency
  • Apportionment of liability in Insolvency cases