Council Tax

Council Tax Refund

If you think you have overpaid your Council Tax or your Council Tax bill shows a credit, you can request that a Council Tax credit balance be refunded to you. Please contact us and provide the following information:

• Council Tax account number
• Property address with the credit balance
• Your bank sort code, account number and account name for the refund to be paid

The Highland Council will only issue a refund where you do not have any other arrears outstanding. If you have paid too much but have a balance outstanding for a different financial year or another address, we will  automatically apply the amount you have overpaid to the outstanding balance.

We will carry out checks to ensure you don't have Council Tax arrears or money due to other Council departments before we approve a refund. We may need to seek permission from joint liable parties before we issue a refund.