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Your bill explained

Your paper bill explained:

image of council tax bill with different areas highlighted for explanation

  1. Your Council Tax account number
  2. The involvement ID relating to your property
  3. The date the Council Tax bill was issued
  4. The person(s) liable/responsible for paying the Council Tax
  5. Correspondence address – where the Council Tax bill will be issued
  6. The property address the Council Tax bill relates to
  7. Band – the valuation band your property is in
  8. If you have had your band reduced because you have a disability, you will see your reduced band here
  9. The annual charge for the property shown on your bill. This is broken down into Council Tax, water & sewerage charges.
  10. The period of time the bill covers
  11. If you have a property that has been empty for 12 months or more you may be charged an empty property variation. This charge will be equivalent to your annual council tax charge.
  12. Any deductions that have been made to this account, up to the date the bill was issued
  13. Charges for your bill - broken down between Council Tax, water & waste water charges and total
  14. Payments that have been made to this account, up to the date the bill was issued
  15. This shows the balance payable for this bill
  16. General information along with contact details
  17. Payments should be made in accordance with the amounts and installment dates.

Sign up for your Council Tax Customer Online Account

Council Tax Online Account

The Council Tax Online Account is linked to mygovscot myaccount. Your online account allows you to:

  • Instantly access your Council Tax details and bills
  • Report changes
  • Sign up for paperless billing

Your online bill explained:

image of online council tax bill with different areas highlighted for explanation

image of online council tax bill with different areas highlighted for explanation

  1. The date the Council Tax bill was issued
  2. The person(s) liable/responsible for paying the Council Tax and the property address
  3. Correspondence address
  4. Your Council Tax account number
  5. The property address the Council Tax bill relates to
  6. The property reference the Council Tax relates to
  7. Band – the valuation band your property is in
  8. If you have had your band reduced because you have a disability, you will see your reduced band here
  9. The annual charge for a property in your valuation band – broken down between Council Tax, water & waste water charges and total
  10. The period of time the bill covers
  11. Charges for your bill – broken down between Council Tax, water & waste water charges and total
  12. If you have a property that has been empty for 12 months or more you may be charged an empty property variation. This charge will be equivalent to your annual council tax charge and will be displayed here
  13. Any deductions that have been made to this account, up to the date the bill was issued. This includes any discounts, exemptions and income related Council Tax Reduction
  14. Payments that have been made to this account, up to the date the bill was issued
  15. This shows the balance payable for this bill
  16. Payments should be made in accordance with the amounts and instalment dates shown
  17. General information along with contact details