Self Assessment
Overview
The deadlines for paying your tax bill are:
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31 January - for any tax you owe for the previous tax year (known as a balancing payment) and your first payment on account
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31 July for your second payment on account
Bank details for online or telephone banking, CHAPS, Bacs
You can make a transfer from your bank account by Faster Payments, CHAPS or BACS.
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Account details to use
Sort code 08 32 10
Account number 12001039
Account name HMRC Cumbernauld
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What you’ll need
You’ll need to use your 11-character payment reference when you pay. This is your 10-digit Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) followed by the letter ‘K’.
You can find it on your:
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paying-in slip, if you get paper statements
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Or call us and we can provide you with your UTR number.
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At your bank or building society
You can only pay at your branch by cash or cheque if you both:
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still get paper statements from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
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have the paying-in slip HMRC sent you
Make your cheque payable to ‘HM Revenue and Customs only’ followed by your 11-character payment reference. This is your 10-digit Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) followed by the letter ‘K’. You’ll find it on your paying-in slip.
HMRC will accept your payment on the date you make it, and not the date it reaches their account (as long as you pay from Monday to Friday).
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By cheque through the post
You can send a cheque by post to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
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HMRC
Direct
BX5 5BD
You do not need to include a street name, city name or PO box with this address.
Allow 3 working days for your payment to reach HMRC.
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What to include
Make your cheque payable to ‘HM Revenue and Customs only’ followed by your 11-character payment reference. This is your 10-digit Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) followed by the letter ‘K’. You’ll find this on your paying-in slip.
Include the paying-in slip HMRC sent you (if you still get paper statements). Do not fold the paying-in slip or cheque or fasten them together.
If you do not have a paying-in slip
You can print a slip to use to pay by post. You cannot use this at a bank.
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