Your bill explained

Help to understand your council tax bill.

The council tax bill has a lot of information on it. Below there is a broken down bill which explains the different parts of the bill:

This is the name and address of the person(s) responsible to pay the bill.

This is your council tax account reference number, the date the bill was issued and address of the property that the bill is for.

Change your address

This tells you why you have been sent a bill.

Tell us of a change in your circumstances?

The payments you need to make.

Change your payments

The amount you need to pay. If there is a 'CR' this means your account is in credit and you may be due a refund.

Pay your bill

This shows the property band and the value range of band.

Find out the bands in Torbay

This is how the total council tax charge is worked out.

Find out how your council tax money is spent on local services.

This is how your council tax charge is worked out:

The 'Annual Charge for Property Valuation Band' is the full charge for this property from 1 April to 31 March

The 'Council Tax for the period' is the full charge for the dates shown

It includes the period(s) you have been charged for, any reductions you may have, court costs, penalties and payments made.

See if you could get a reduced bill

You will need this to pay your bill at the Post Office or a shop displaying the Payzone sign.