ive just been doing the accounts (missis usually does them) and i see sheffield city council are charging over 500 quid a month for non-domestic rates,where exactly does this money go too and for what.

Go to the council's website and download their budget for 2004/5 which will tell you:

SCC's budget (http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/corporate-finance/budget)

Originally posted by max
Go to the council's website and download their budget for 2004/5 which will tell you:

SCC's budget (http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/corporate-finance/budget)

i just wanted to know what it is used for,emergancy services/binmen etc comes from the council tax,water from the water rates...but what exactly is non domestic money used for

Non-domestic rates is another term for business rates. A list of faqs is here and you'll find the answer to your question there, probably:

Business rates - FAQs (http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/business--economy/business-rates/faqs)

goes into central govt's coffers.

Originally posted by kookie
goes into central govt's coffers.

Ah, you spoilt it. I was hoping that someone would actually read the link and find that out for themselves. :mad:

so i'm paying council tax at the pub,non domestic rates at the pub plus council tax at my house..surley that can't be right:confused: :confused:

Originally posted by kirky
so i'm paying council tax at the pub,non domestic rates at the pub plus council tax at my house..surley that can't be right:confused: :confused:



...and all that duty and VAT on the stuff you sell, - not to mention income tax.

What's it like to be one of Gordon Brown's best mates :D

Originally posted by max
Ah, you spoilt it. I was hoping that someone would actually read the link and find that out for themselves. :mad:

sorry mad max mod.:(

Originally posted by Greybeard
...and all that duty and VAT on the stuff you sell, - not to mention income tax.

What's it like to be one of Gordon Brown's best mates :D




That's all the govt. see self employed ppl as..... glorified tax collectors!:rolleyes:

Originally posted by kirky
ive just been doing the accounts (missis usually does them) and i see sheffield city council are charging over 500 quid a month for non-domestic rates,where exactly does this money go too and for what.

I was just having this exact same converation with one of our customers. We pay £501.00 per month - over £5000 per year non domestic rates. In return for our money we get (according to the FAQs)

Police - if we get a shop lifter or what ever they may come out to us a hour later, if we are lucky

Fire - we employ more than 20 people so we have to spend thousands and thousands on fire alarms systems, getting extinguishers checked annually, etc etc. We get a visit every so often from a fire officer who informs us that the seals on our door are not matching

Err - what else?

At least with Council Tax you get your bins emptied. With non domestic rates we have to pay extra for that as well.