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Self Assessment

Overview

The deadlines for paying your tax bill are:

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:

  • HMRC online account

  • paying-in slip, if you get paper statements

  • 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:

  • still get paper statements from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)

  • 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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