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Confused about council tax abbreviations

Hi, could anyone help me in making sense of my council tax account breakdown. I asked for the breakdown from the last 15 years to be sent to me because I have realised they have made a mistake with my reference number and I have been overpaying. The problem is I do not understand what the abbreviations mean on the account breakdown. I see different years sometimes include extra abbreviations too. The abbreviations are as follows under the word group;
LIA
BEN
DIS
REF
CST
SEW
WAT
WRO
TRL
PAY
BAL
:(

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  • Torry_Quine
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    SEW is sewage
    WAT is water
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  • lincroft1710
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    Probable translation (not guaranteed)

    LIA = liability
    BEN = benefit
    REF = reference
    PAY = payment
    BAL = balance
    If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales
  • CIS
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    CST = Costs
    WRO = Write off
    TRL = Possibly transitional relief
    PAY = Paid
    BAL = Balance
    I no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.
  • Hi,

    DIS - Discount.
  • CIS
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    REF is possibly REFUND in this context.
    I no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.
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