[taxes] Allen | In this case, the council says the ground-floor office space at 9 Dale Street is currently empty and the firm renting it should be paying full business rates. The firm and its landlord disagree, saying the space isn't empty and is being put to an "agricultural use." Specifically, the space is occupied by fifteen (15) crates each containing at least two (2) snails. So the firm--Snai1 Primary Products 2023 Ltd--says it's exempt.
[taxes] BrenBarn says, "maybe it's a. . . shell company"