Council tax forms

[spudtater]

So the council is changing its procedures or whatever, and I get a new form to fill out in order to claim council tax. This form is even more Orwellian and mind-numbing than the last. It's a full 28 pages long, and among other things, they want my flatmates' national insurance numbers and "proof of earnings" for each of them (i.e. a copy of their payslips for the last two months). They also want to know exactly how many people live in the entire building. Fsckers.

Comments

[notspam.livejournal.com]

I have no idea what council tax IS but that all sounds quite ominous!

[spudtater.livejournal.com]

Everyone here is taxed based on the value of their house/flat. Dirty unemployed scum such as myself can apply to have this tax paid by the government instead... but at some cost to my time, privacy and sanity.

[dsky.livejournal.com]

"They also want to know exactly how many people live in the entire building. Fsckers.

O_o

What are they on?

[spudtater.livejournal.com]

A power trip, apparently.

[feorag.livejournal.com]

Ask them how many there are. After all, they're the ones who have the electoral rolls.

[spudtater.livejournal.com]

Good point.

> electoral rolls

Pass the butter...

[spudtater.livejournal.com]

(Or marge.)

[galaxy-girl00.livejournal.com]

deep slow breaths =0)

*big hugs* nasty council tax people!

[nickys.livejournal.com]

Irrelevant to your post but I have some books I could give to becksinthecity and peeritrows was going to be collecting them tonight at the pub quiz.
Are you going tonight? If so can I drop the books off with you this afternoon or evening and ask you to take them along for her?

[spudtater.livejournal.com]

Oh, okay. Tell you what, I'll pop into yours on the way there... around half five... that suit you?