Non Domestic Rates
Online Services
There are many business rate related reporting and application forms available. Below is a list of popular ones, however a full listing can be seen in the right hand side of this page.
- Report a change of business owner
- Apply for small business rate relief
- Apply to receive business rate bills electronically
Business Rates are just one of five elements that help make up the Council's budget to deliver local services each year.
Poole has approximately 4,000 commercial businesses and collects in the region of £40 million each year. This is paid into a central pool which is controlled by the Government and is redistributed to all Local Authorities in the UK based on the number of residents in each area.
For further information on business rates, a Government-funded website 
has been designed to provide businesses with a single source of clear and concise information on business rates and is aimed at the smaller, independent ratepayer.
See the Valuation Office Agency website for further information information including:
- Checking Rateable Values
- Appeals
- Fact sheets
- Frequently asked questions
- Next Revaluation effective 1 April 2010
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