Business Rates: Your Guide 2015

A practical, accessible guide to business rates, this informative book provides the non-specialist with a concise summary of the non-domestic rating legislation and an explanation of how the rate is calculated. It helps readers to understand their own rate demands and to decide whether to appeal. The book includes: where the money goes; basic principles of non-domestic rating; the ratepayer’s responsibilities; rights of appeal; exemptions and special cases; revaluation; the bill and glossary of terms. It covers England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.