--- title: CouncilWise News | How Rates Work description: How Rates Work | Whats happening in CouncilWise and our mission to bring change to local government --- ![councilwise_horizontal](https://news.councilwise.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/councilwise_horizontal.png?width=200&height=38&name=councilwise_horizontal.png) - [Home](https://www.councilwise.com.au) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.councilwise.com.au/privacy-policy/) - [News](https://news.councilwise.com.au) TOPIC # How Rates Work ![Blog](https://f.hubspotusercontent30.net/hubfs/8823337/Blog-Image.svg) - [ALL](https://news.councilwise.com.au/all) - [Company News](https://news.councilwise.com.au/tag/company-news) - [How Rates Work](https://news.councilwise.com.au/tag/how-rates-work) - [Upgrade / Migration](https://news.councilwise.com.au/tag/upgrade-migration) - [Tasmania](https://news.councilwise.com.au/tag/tasmania) - [New Customer](https://news.councilwise.com.au/tag/new-customer) - [Northern Territory](https://news.councilwise.com.au/tag/northern-territory) - [Victoria](https://news.councilwise.com.au/tag/victoria) - [Integrations](https://news.councilwise.com.au/tag/integrations) - [New Feature](https://news.councilwise.com.au/tag/new-feature) - [South Australia](https://news.councilwise.com.au/tag/south-australia) How Rates Work ### [Your State's Rates Manual](https://news.councilwise.com.au/your-states-rates-manual) As a Rates Officer, have you checked out your State Government's Rates Manual? No? Maybe it's time to move to the NT. Scott Christian Oct 16, 2024 How Rates Work ### [Basic Local Government Rates](https://news.councilwise.com.au/basic-local-government-rates) Sometimes, back to basics is important. Learn more here about the basics of local government rates in Australia. Scott Christian Aug 27, 2024 How Rates Work ### [Dealing With Trusts](https://news.councilwise.com.au/dealing-with-trusts) "ATF"? What does this mean? As a Rates Officer, how do we deal with properties owned by a trust? Read on for some insight which may assist your... Scott Christian Aug 23, 2024 How Rates Work ### [Pensioner Concessions in WA](https://news.councilwise.com.au/pensioner-concessions) Council rates are simple, right? Let's talk about Western Australia and pensioner concessions... Scott Christian Jul 26, 2024 How Rates Work ### [Impact of Minimum Rates](https://news.councilwise.com.au/minimum-rates) How important are minimum rates? In some areas, very important. Scott Christian Jul 26, 2024 How Rates Work ### [Unrateable Properties in SA](https://news.councilwise.com.au/unrateable-properties-in-sa) Managing 'unrateable properties' across Australia can be handled in many ways - in South Australia, they have a unique method with quite a few... Scott Christian Jul 26, 2024 How Rates Work ### [Where Do Rates Payments Go?](https://news.councilwise.com.au/where-do-rates-payments-go) Bob made a payment on his rates. Where did his payment go? Learn more about how payments on your council rates are handled by Rates Officers. Yeah -... Scott Christian Jul 26, 2024 How Rates Work ### [Understanding Postponed Rates in Local Government](https://news.councilwise.com.au/understanding-postponed-rates-in-local-government) Postponed rates help ratepayers in financial hardship by deferring payments until property sale, easing immediate burden and ensuring councils... Scott Christian Jul 22, 2024 Victoria ### [Identifying Property: SPI & PFI in Victoria](https://news.councilwise.com.au/the-role-of-a-spi-pfi-in-victoria) Victoria's detailed land data ensures precise property tracking for local councils, giving a consistent set of data to multiple services through... Scott Christian Jul 15, 2024 How Rates Work ### [Interest Calculation in South Australia's Local Government Rates](https://news.councilwise.com.au/interest-calculation-in-south-australias-local-government-rates) Explore South Australia's unique method of calculating interest on overdue local government rates. Understand the legislative nuances, monthly... Scott Christian Jun 27, 2024 © 2023 CouncilWise Pty Ltd All rights reserved [Privacy Policy](https://www.councilwise.com.au/privacy-policy/)