does cpuncil tax go in bankruptcy

milothewestie

i declared bancruptcy july 13th this year,am i still liable for any of the bill before or after bankruptcy because they bill you in advance for the year,i have been paying it as normal but should i be able to show them my bancruptcy order and that will be it for the year anybody know please thx in advance

CG77

Hi milo,

Someone will confirm but i think i've read somewhere (was it you Phil?) that council tax arrears from previous years are included in BR, but not from the current year.

HTH

CG. x

fatou256

hi milothewestie i by my understanding if you have any arrears then your council tax arrear will be wiped off up to the date of your bankruptcy order was made. you will become liable for council tax from the day of your Br Order onward. Council tax is calcaluted daily apparently.
did you get a liability order before your bankruptcy order ?

what happen usually is that the council tax people close your account with all the arrear and then create a new account in your name starting and cahrging you from the day you became bankrupt.

To be honest council are a law unto themselves , there are few peopel including myslef on this board who had few problem post and past bankruptcy.

xocbc

When I went BR, I notified the council and all council tax arrears for all years were included up until the date of my BR. I was then sent a new bill for the remainder of the financial year from the date of BR which was paid by monthly direct debit as usual.

comet-1

If you are in arrears in the current year, and they have applied for a ccj before your BR, then this year also falls into the BR.