Make sure you pay HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) by the deadline. You may have to pay penalties and interest if your payment is late.
The deadlines for paying your tax bill are:
31 January for any tax you owe for the previous tax year (known as a ‘balancing payment’) and your first payment on account.
31 July for your second payment on account.
Online or telephone banking
Sort code Account number Account name
08 32 10 12001039 HMRC Cumbernauld
You’ll also need to use your 11-character payment reference. This is your 10-digit Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) followed by the letter ‘K’. You’ll find it on the payslip HMRC sent you or call us and we will give this to you.
Use these details to pay from an overseas account.
Account name Account number (IBAN) Bank identifier code (BIC)
HMRC Cumbernauld GB74CITI08321012001039 CITIGB2L
HMRC’s banking address is:
Citibank N A
Citigroup Centre
Canary Wharf 33
Canada Square
London E14 5LB
By debit or credit card online
Debit/Credit Card Payment:
Use your 10-digit Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) followed by the letter ‘K’ as your payment reference. You’ll find it on the payslip HMRC sent you or call us and we will give this to you.
There may be a charge if you pay by credit card.
At your bank or building society
You can pay at your branch by cash or cheque. You’ll need the payslip on the bill HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) sent you.
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’. You’ll find it on your payslip.
At the Post Office
You can pay by debit card, cash or cheque made payable to ‘Post Office Ltd’. You’ll need the payslip on the bill HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) sent you.
By post
You can send a cheque by post to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Include the payslip from the bill HMRC sent you. Make your cheque payable to ‘HM Revenue and Customs only’ followed by your Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) number. You’ll find this on the payslip.
HM Revenue and Customs
Bradford
BD98 1YY
Don’t fold the payslip or cheque or fasten them together.
Allow 3 working days for your payment to reach HMRC.
If you are missing your HMRC Payslip please let us know we can print you a replacement for use by post. If you have any questions feel free to call us we will be happy to help.