Billing system snapshot: information for data suppliers

The Billing system snapshot is a list of each individual non-domestic rates relief in place at the snapshot date, along with associated property reference numbers, provided annually to the Scottish Government by local councils.

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An incorrect version of the Billing system snapshot template for 2023 was previously uploaded to this page. This has now been replaced with the correct version, which includes the legal structure of the ratepayer, and the company and charity registration numbers. 

The Billing system snapshot contains details of all non-domestic rates reliefs in place on the snapshot date. Additional information is collected to help match this data to the non-domestic valuation roll.

The snapshot date for the 2023 Billing system snapshot is 1 July 2023.

This data is used in analysis and modelling of non-domestic rates reliefs. A summary of the data is published annually in Non-domestic rates relief statistics

Guidance

The guidance and template for completion for the 2023 Billing system snapshot are available below. If you require guidance for previous returns, please contact us at lgfstats@gov.scot.

Completed snapshots should be returned to the Scottish Government by email at lgfstats@gov.scot.

Billing snapshot 2023: guidance
Billing snapshot 2023: template

Contact

Please send data returns, and any queries, to lgfstats@gov.scot

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