Advice from Accord Accountants

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Paying Self Assessment

Self Assessment payment deadlines
You must pay the balance of any tax you owe by 31 January 2025.
This is also the date when you may have to pay the first of two ‘payments on account’ towards your next tax bill. The second “payment on account” deadline is 31st July 2025.

Online debit or credit card
You can pay your Self Assessment tax online. HMRC will accept your payment on the date you make it, not the date it reaches their account – even on bank holidays and weekends.

Click here  to go straight to the HMRC self assessment page.

Use your 10-digit Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) followed by the letter ‘K’ as your payment reference.

Bank details for online or telephone banking, CHAPS, Bacs
Your bill will tell you which account to pay in to. If you don’t have a bill, or you’re not sure, use ‘HMRC Cumbernauld’. 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’.

Account details to use:

Sort code Account number Account name
08 32 10 12001039 HMRC Cumbernauld
08 32 10 12001020 HMRC Shipley

Paying at your bank/building society
You can only pay at your branch if you still get paper statements from HMRC and have the paying-in slip HMRC sent you. if you don’t have a paying-in slip, you’ll need to pay by another method. Make your cheque payable to ‘HM Revenue and Customs only’ followed by your reference number – this is your Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) followed by the letter ‘K’.

By post
HMRC recommends that you pay your Self Assessment tax electronically.
If you do need to pay by post please:
– Make your cheque payable to ‘HM Revenue & Customs only’ followed by your UTR Please allow at least three working days for your payment to reach HMRC.
-Please send your payment to:
HMRC
Direct
BX5 5BD

Further details on Paying HMRC, visit https://www.gov.uk/pay-self-assessment-tax-bill

Paying Corporation Tax

HMRC have stopped sending Company Tax Return Payslips and are prompting customers to check CT Online where they can see their return details. HMRC are still serving a ‘Notice to deliver a Company Tax Return’ after the financial year end which contains your 17 digit payment reference. It’s important to keep this letter each year as the reference changes.

Corporation Tax Deadlines
Make sure you pay HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) by the deadline. Your Corporation Tax payment is normally due by 9 months and one day after the end of your accounting period. So, if your Company Tax Return covers your accounting period 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023, then Corporation Tax must be paid no later than 1 October 2024.

Online debit or credit card (3 working days)
If you have a debit or credit card from a UK card issuer, you can pay your Corporation tax online. You will also need your 17 Digit pay reference to make payment. Your reference number is specific to the accounting period you are paying so please quote it exactly. The first 10 digits of your pay reference is made up of the unique tax reference. If you don’t know your specific reference for the accounting period you want to pay, you should contact HMRC on 03000 583 945.
To pay online, click here  to go straight to the HMRC corporation tax page.  

Bank details for online or telephone banking, CHAPS, Bacs (Same Day)

Account name Sort code Account number CHAPS instruction
HMRC Cumbernauld 083210 12001039 CHAPS form – Cumbernauld
HMRC Shipley 083210 12001020 CHAPS form – Shipley

You will also need your 17 digit payslip reference to make payment. (First 10 digits of this reference is made up of the unique tax reference.)
If you’re not sure what tax office is allocated to your company, please use Cumbernauld.

Cash or Cheque at your bank or building society
You’ll need to use the payslip that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) sends you. Make your cheque payable to ‘HM Revenue and Customs only’ followed by your 17-character Corporation Tax pay reference for the accounting period you’re paying. Allow 3 working days for your payment to reach HMRC’s bank account.

For further details on Paying HMRC, visit http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/payinghmrc/

Forms and Resources

Tax rates for 2018-19

Tax rates for 2019-20

Tax rates for 2020-21

Tax rates for 2021-22

Tax rates for 2022-23

Tax rates for 2023-24

Tax rates for 2024-25

Terms and Conditions

Privacy Policy

HMRC-Authorise agent (64-8)

HMRC Registering for VAT

HMRC Registering for Taxes

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