Application for Small Business Rate Relief 2010
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Application for Small Business Rate Relief 2011
To apply for the Small Business Rate Relief for 2011 please complete the form, ensuring that you have entered information regarding ALL Business Rates properties that you occupy.
If you require any assistance to complete this form please telephone (01983) 823920.
Notes
Outline of the Scheme
The current temporary increase in Small Business Rate Relief which started on 1 October and was due to end on 30 September 2011 will now continue for a further year (1 October 2011 to 30 September 2012)

The measure doubles the usual rate of relief so that ratepayers with rateable values below �6000 pay no rates at all for the period, while ratepayers with rateable values between �6000 and not more than �12000 receive tapered relief from 100% to 0%

Eligible hereditaments will have the bill calculated using the Small Business Non-Domestic rating multiplier, which for 2011/12 is 0.426.

Non eligible hereditaments will have the bill calculated using a high Non-Domestic rating multiplier, which for 2011/12 is 0.433.
Eligibility Criteria
*The hereditament must be within the thresholds above.

*The relief is only available to ratepayers with either: one property, or one main property where the ratepayer has other additional properties providing those additional properties have rateable values of less than �2,600, and the total value of all properties remains under �18,000.

*The relief will only be applied to the main property. The charge on the additional hereditaments (under �2,600) will be based on the higher Non-Domestic rating multiplier.

The Ratepayer must notify the billing authority of the following changes that may affect their entitlement to the relief, within four weeks starting on the day after the change occurred. 

*Increases in the Rateable Value of a property occupied by the ratepayer which is not in the area of the billing authority granting Small Business Rate Relief - these changes will have to be notified in writing.
*The Ratepayer coming into occupation of any property which is not mentioned in their application for relief - these changes will have to be notified through a fresh application for Small Business Rate Relief.  
Buffer Zone
*Hereditaments in the buffer zone (RV between �12,000 and �17,999) must apply for the relief in order that the bill be calculated using the Small Business rating multiplier.

*The same eligibility criteria applies.
This form should be completed using BLACK INK (if printed and completed by hand) and Block Capitals.
Ratepayer's Details
Account Reference
* Forename
Middle name/Initials
* Surname
* Building/house name/number
* Street address
* Town name
County
* Postcode
Telephone number
(include area code)
Email address
Fax
Property Details
Address to which the application relates:
* Building name/number
* Street address
* Town name
County
* Postcode

Other Properties Owned or Leased
Property Address 1
Building name/number
Street address
Town name
County
Postcode
Property Address 2
Building name/number
Street address
Town name
County
Postcode
Property Address 3
Building name/number
Street address
Town name
County
Postcode
Property Address 4
Building name/number
Street address
Town name
County
Postcode
Declaration
Please print off this form and fill this section in by hand before returning it to the address below.
I confirm that the hereditament to which the application relates is the only hereditament in England occupied by:
* Ratepayers Signature

Signed ...............................................................................


Name.................................................................................


Position.............................................................................


Date...................................................................................
No account shall be taken of any other hereditament the ratepayer occupies in England where -

(i) The rateable value of each hereditament shown in the Non-Domestic rating list for that day is not more than �2,599; and

(ii) The aggregate rateable value of all the hereditaments the ratepayer occupies in England, including the hereditament for which relief is sought, is not more than �17,999.

The Ratepayer must notify the billing authority of the following changes that may affect their entitlement to the relief, within four weeks starting on the day after the change occurred. 
*Increases in the Rateable Value of a property occupied by the ratepayer which is not in the area of the billing authority granting Small Business Rate Relief - these changes will have to be notified in writing.
*The Ratepayer coming into occupation of any property which is not mentioned in their application for relief - these changes will have to be notified through a fresh application for Small Business Rate Relief.  

Completed applications forms should be returned to: Isle of Wight Council, Business Rates, Council Offices Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 9EA.

Or in person at any of our local offices.

We will endeavor to process your application within 10 working days.

Warning
The application must be signed by the ratepayer.

Where, for example the ratepayer is a company or partnership, it should be signed by a director of that company or one of the partners and the person signing should state his capacity.

It is a criminal offence for a ratepayer to give false information when making an application for Small Business Rate Relief.

If you would like more information or advice on how to complete this form please telephone us on: 01983 823920
Business Rates Privacy Notice 

The Isle of Wight Council as data controller, will process your personal information contained in this application in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

Information may be shared with other departments within the Council for the recovery of any debts owed to the Council and to identify persons responsible for Business Rates and/or Council Tax & bringing empty properties back into use.

Please note that the Council may share your information in the absence of consent, for the purpose of crime prevention or detection, in accordance with the law. Please click here to read the full Privacy Notice.
Data Protection Act 1998

This application may be monitored by the Isle of Wight Council for regulatory, quality control or crime detection purposes. Information from this application will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 for the purpose of processing your particular enquiry/request. The Isle of Wight Council ("the Council") is the data controller. By completing this form you consent to the Council contacting you by email or nominated contact method in relation to your enquiry/request.

The information contained in this application may, in exceptional circumstances, be subject to disclosure to third parties under either the Data Protection Act 1998 or the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to the extent the law allows and in accordance with the Isle of Wight Council's Access to Information Policy . Disclosure will only be made where in all the circumstances it would be fair to do so and in the public interest.

Please note that the Council may process your information in the absence of consent for the purpose of crime prevention or detection so far as is in accordance with the law.

Sometimes we may use your information to keep you informed about services, goods or relevant issues that we believe may be of interest to you. If you wish to receive this information for these purposes please tick this box
To improve the quality of other services that we provide to you the Council wishes to hold your non-sensitive personal information on a secure central database. This will enable all Council services to use this information when they are providing a service to/for you. If you wish your non-sensitive personal information to be held by the Council please tick this box

Date printed: 07/03/2013