To manage your Council Tax online, you need to log in or register for a Council Tax account. The account is simple to use, will save you time and gives you greater control of your bills and payments.
The account is used for Council Tax, housing benefits and Council Tax Support. You do not need an account to pay your bill but it allows you to:
When you get an email saying your bill is ready, you will need to register for an account. You can do this using the blue login button above.
Complete the change of address form to tell us you have moved in or out. When you have received your Council Tax account number you can then register for your account.
You will need an email account and your Council Tax account number.
You can find your Council Tax account number on the top left corner of your Council Tax bill, under ‘Your Account Number’. If you have been set up for e-billing, you will receive your Council Tax account number by email with the link to sign in/register.
We may not hold enough information to verify you. Please request a PIN when registering for your account to enable access to your Council Tax information.
We will email or post your PIN to you depending on the contact information we hold. This may take up to 5 working days.
We need you to log in and view your bill for data security purposes.
You should reset your password.
You will need to set up a new account and follow the steps to register for our online portal.
Please email us at council.taxreply@reading.gov.uk or call 0118 937 3727 9am to 5pm.
Yes, each person named on the bill can register separately. On the Council Tax registration screen, enter just your own name exactly as it appears n the Council Tax bill.
Yes, once you have registered to gain online access to one Council Tax account, you’ll find a link to subscribe to another account.
It is likely that the email address you are using is not yet registered, please register using the button at the top of this page.