Pay your business rates

You can pay your business rates in a number of ways:

By direct debit

The easiest way to pay your business rates is by Direct Debit - payments are taken on a ten monthly basis (April - January), with no payments in February and March. 

If you want to pay by 12-month instalments you'll need to requst this no later than 10 March for payments to start in April and be spread out across the year - to request this, please contact our customer services team.

Set up a Direct Debit

Make sure you have your banking details and your business rates reference to hand and read our privacy notice. 

By debit or credit card

You can make a business rates payment through our online payments system or you can call our automated telephone payments line on 0345 234 0068 which is available 24-hours a day, 7 days a week

Make sure you have your banking details and your business rates reference to hand and read our privacy notice. 

By cheque

Make your cheque payable to Lichfield District Council and write your business rates reference number on the reverse. Send your cheque to: Business rates payments team, Lichfield District Council, District Council House, Frog Lane, Lichfield, Staffs WS13 6YX.