Do churches have to pay council tax?

So when the church pays the Council Tax it is paying its own liability. … The Council Tax liability can only fall on the church where the dwelling is used by the minister to perform the duties of his or her office.

Do churches pay rates?

Certain properties are exempt from business rates. You may not have to pay business rates on: buildings registered for public religious worship or church halls. …

Do pastors pay council tax?

Ministers of Religion and Religious Communities Members of religious communities, whose principal occupation consists of prayer, contemplation, education, the relief of suffering, or any combination of these, are not liable to pay Council Tax, unless they own the property they live in.