Where there is non-payment of council tax the local authority can apply to a magistrates' court for a liability order against the defaulter. If a court grants a liability order, an authority has a number of options for recovering the outstanding amount. One of these is a Council Tax AEO (CTAEO).
The CTAEO will be in a form prescribed in the regulations. It contains the name of the debtor, his payroll number (if known) and the local authority reference. It confirms that the named person is liable for council tax and specifies the amount of council tax that has still to be paid. Deductions in line with the order should be made as soon as possible after the order has been received.
What the employer must do?
On receiving a CTAEO the employer must:
BrightPay will automatically calculate the employee's periodic deduction based on the below tables:
Weekly Table
Monthly Table
1) Go to Payroll, and select the employee from the listing
2) Under Additions & Deductions, click the Add button
3) Select Attachment Orders…
4) Click ‘Add Attachment Order’ and select the appropriate Attachment Order from the listing.
TYPE AND DATES
1) Enter a description for the Attachment Order.
2) Enter the reference number of the Attachment Order, which can be found on the documentation received.
3) Enter the date the Order was made.
4) Enter the date to apply the Order from.
5) Enter the date to stop – the Order should only be stopped once the full amount of the Order has been paid or you have received notification from the Courts to stop it.
AMOUNT AND STATUS
1) Priority – tick the box provided if the Order is a priority order.
2) Admin Charge – tick the box provided if you, the employer, wish to deduct £1 as an administration charge for operating the Order.
3) Enter the total amount to be paid.
4) Cumulative amount paid at start - if the employee has already paid some of the attachment (for example in a previous employment) enter the amount here.
5) Enter any Year to Date deductions, if applicable
6) Click Save.
NOTES
Use the Notes section to enter any relevant notes relating to the employee's attachment order
BrightPay will now apply the Attachment Order on the employee’s payslip from the relevant period.
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