Issue - meetings
Bad Debt Write Off Report
Meeting: 15/12/2009 - Decision Session - Executive Member for Corporate Services (Item 15)
15 Bad Debt Write Off Report - Period October to November 2009 
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This report presents to the Executive Member for Corporate Services the irrecoverable accounts in respect of Council Tax (CT), National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR), Sundry Debtors and Housing Benefit overpayment for write-off covering the period 1 October 2009 to 20 November 2009.
Additional documents:
- Annex A Accounts to be written off excluding personal data, item 15
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- Annex B Council Tax Accounts over £5k (Confidential) , View reasons restricted (15/3)
- Annex C NDR over £5K (Confidential) , View reasons restricted (15/4)
- Annex D Sundry Debtor Accounts Over £5K (Confidential) , View reasons restricted (15/5)
- Annex E Housing Benefit Accounts Over £5K (Confidential) , View reasons restricted (15/6)
- Annex F Debt Write Off by year account raised, item 15
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Decision:
RESOLVED:That the write off of bad debt, as set out in Table 1 of the report and in the confidential annexes B - E, be approved.
REASON: To remove irrecoverable bad debt from the council’s accounts in accordance with accountancy best practice.
Minutes:
The Executive Member received a report that presented the irrecoverable accounts in respect of Council Tax (CT), National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR), Sundry Debtors and Housing Benefit overpayment for write-off covering the period 1 October 2009 to 20 November 2009.
The Executive Member was asked to write off the over £5k accounts totalling £94,720 in line with the council’s Financial Regulations. He stated that he had been through the figures with officers and was satisfied with the action that had been taken.
RESOLVED:That the write off of bad debt, as set out in Table 1 of the report and in the confidential annexes B - E, be approved.
REASON: To remove irrecoverable bad debt from the council’s accounts in accordance with accountancy best practice.