Can council tax be included in an IVA?

[yellow rose]

Can council tax be included in an IVA?

[Michael Peoples]

Any arrears for the current year can be included but future payments must be met on time. This applies to business and domestic premises.

[johnp]

Hi yellow rose, my first post in a while

yes your council tax can be included and should be as part of your income and expenditure.

Cheers John

[MelanieGiles]

My understanding is that the whole council tax becomes payable at 1 April each year, and is technically all due as at that date. It could be argued therefore that the whole amount outstanding for the current year is a claim, but in practice as the payments are usually staggered over the year, it is more likely that people will merely continue to pay the ongoing instalment within their allowable expenditure.

[David Mond]

I think there is a move to exempt council tax from bankruptcy and IVA's in the future. I believe Melanie is right on a practical term but the debt due to 31st March can be caught in your IVA and you will only currently be liable from 1 April next - any other views from anyone else?