21 March 2020

Business Rates

Business rates holiday for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in England for the 2020 to 2021 tax year.

Businesses that received the retail discount in the 2019 to 2020 tax year will be rebilled by their local authority as soon as possible.

Properties must be wholly or mainly used:
- as shops, restaurants, cafes, drinking establishments, cinemas and live music venues
- for assembly and leisure
- as hotels, guest & boarding premises and self-catering accommodation

There is no action for you. This will apply to your next council tax bill in April 2020 however local authorities may have to reissue your bill automatically which they will do as soon as possible.

You can estimate the business rate charge you will no longer have to pay this year using the business rates calculator.
https://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-business-rates