All articles by Philip Harrison
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Professional
Q & A
I want to run a business from home, but I'm confused about whether I should be paying council tax or business rates. Where does the boundary lie between non-domestic and domestic local taxation and how does the law define each type of property?
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Professional
Q&A
We moved into our business premises two years ago but only recently received our first rates bill requesting payment back to the original date of occupation. How are business rates calculated and is the council legally entitled to demand backdated charges in this way?
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Professional
Second rate
Allowing councils to levy a supplementary business rate on top of the national non-domestic rate will put an unnecessary burden on business
