You can pay your Business Rates in the following ways:
- In full at the start of the financial year on 1 April.
- By two instalments, half-yearly, on 1 April and 1
September.
- By 10 monthly instalments on the first day of the month, April
to January.
Methods of payment
- Direct debit - this is the simplest and
easiest way to pay. Follow this link to
print off a direct debit mandate (new window PDF
42KB) or ring the Business Rates team on 01394
444544.
- Secure online payment by credit or debit card
- follow this link to
make an online payment.
- Telephone payment by credit or debit card -
follow this link to make a payment using our
24 hour automated telephone system.
You can also pay by debit or credit card by ringing the Business
Rates team on 01394 444544 (please note that there
is a 2% fee applied to all credit card transactions).
- Bankers' order - follow this link to
print off a bankers' order instruction (new
window PDF 29KB) or ring the Business Rates team on
01394 444544. The Council’s banking details
are:
-
- The Co-operative Bank plc
- Sort code: 08-90-83
- Account number: 61570715
- Account name: Suffolk Coastal District Council
- By post - make your cheque payable to Suffolk
Coastal District Council (please write your account number clearly
on the back) and send it to Suffolk Coastal District Council,
Melton Hill, Woodbridge IP12 1AU. We will send you a receipt if you
enclose a stamped addressed envelope.
- In person - we no longer take over-the-counter
payments at our Melton Hill offices. If you wish to pay by cheque
please put your cheque in the cheque posting box in the main
reception area. Make sure that you have written your Business Rates
account number on the back of your cheque. No receipt will be
issued unless you include a stamped addressed envelope with your
payment. Payments received after 1.30pm will be treated as
processed on the following day.
You can pay by debit or credit card by ringing the Business Rates
team on 01394 444544 (please note that there is a
2% fee applied to all credit card transactions) or by using
our 24 hour automated telephone system.
Please note that we no longer accept cash payments
at Melton Hill.
Financial difficulties
If you think you will have difficulty making the payment shown
on your rate demand please ring the Business Rates Team on
01394 444544 immediately. If necessary you can get
advice from a debt counselling service such as the
Citizens
Advice Bureau.
All ratepayers have the right to pay their Business Rates by
instalments, but you must pay regularly and on time. If your
payments fall behind more than twice within a financial year you
can lose that right.
Contact us
For more information or enquiries about Business Rates you can
contact Suffolk Coastal’s Business Rates team by:
Telephone: 01394
444544,
Email:
businessrates@suffolkcoastal.gov.uk,
Fax: 01394 444247.
Business Rates Team,
Suffolk Coastal District Council,
Melton Hill,
Woodbridge IP12 1AU.