Almost 340,000 Self Assessment filers have already paid their tax bill using the HMRC app.
It is quick and easy to pay via the HMRC app and set up payment reminders.
Taxpayers need to file their tax return and pay tax they owe by 31 January.
The number of people using the HMRC app to pay their Self Assessment tax bill has increased by nearly 65 percent. Almost 340,000 people have used the HM
5.65 million people still need to file their Self Assessment tax return
Thousands of people celebrated the New Year by filing their Self Assessment tax return
6.36 million people head into 2026 with their tax affairs in order
Thousands of people got a head start on their 2026 resolutions by filing their Self Assessment tax return over the New Year.
With less than a month to the 31 January
More than 4,600 Self Assessment customers filed their tax return on Christmas Day. In total, 37,435 customers filed between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day, suggesting that for some, festive filing is becoming as much a tradition as watching the King's Speech (or avoiding the washing up).
Millions more people are choosing to make managing their tax easier and simpler, with use of the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) app continuing to accelerate nationwide.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued a warning after more than 4,800 Self Assessment scams have been reported since February 2025.
HMRC is urging workers, including seasonal staff, to ‘Check Your Pay’.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced two finalists of a competition to help close the tax gap, bringing together expertise from across the UK’s private sector to harness innovative, data-driven solutions to identify deliberate tax evasion.
With the festive season upon us and some people’s Christmas outgoings feeling the strain like Santa’s belt after too many mince pies, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding Self Assessment customers that help is available to manage their tax bill.
With less than two months until the Self Assessment deadline, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is asking people filing their tax return for the 2024 to 2025 tax year ‘What’s your filing style?’ and encouraging them to start now.
Side hustlers selling festive items need to tell HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) online if earnings exceed £1,000 a year
HMRC's Help for Hustles campaign supports people earning extra income during festive season to understand tax obligations
Online checker tool can clarify if and when side hustlers need to report their additional income
People making money from Christmas crafts, seasonal mark
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is encouraging families to start financial discussions and use the HMRC app during Talk Money Week (3 to 7 November) as it reveals its most popular app services.
More than 3.5 million people have already filed their Self Assessment tax return for the 2024 to 2025 tax year and with 100 days to the 31 January 2026 deadline, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding those yet to file to do it early.
A network of corrupt company directors has been jailed for more than 70 years after they were caught planning an elaborate multi-million-pound tax fraud during clandestine meetings.
Practical enhancements to make it easier for UK firms to understand and claim Research and Development (R&D) tax relief - while reducing errors and tackling fraud - have been introduced by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). R&D tax reliefs are valuable incentives designed to encourage businesses to invest in innovative science and technology projects, driving economic growth across the UK.
One of Northern Ireland’s biggest ever illegal tobacco factories has been dismantled after a raid in Newry.
Working families are encouraged to sign up to Tax-Free Childcare ahead of the spooky school holidays to avoid tricky childcare bills as latest figures from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) show 571,945 families got a savings treat in June.
The UK Government is introducing Vaping Products Duty (VPD) and vaping duty stamps (VDS) from 1 October 2026. VPD, a new excise duty, will apply to all vaping liquids (or e-liquids) sold or supplied in the UK, at a flat rate of £2.20 per 10ml and VDS must be attached to individual vaping products.
Latest figures reveal 758,000 18 to 23 year olds have yet to claim their matured Child Trust Fund as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) urges them to find their accounts, worth on average £2,242 each.
Help to Save customers have received more than £220 million in bonus payments, and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is encouraging those eligible to sign up to take advantage of the scheme during UK Savings Week (22-26 September).
A practising barrister has today (4 September 2025) been added to HMRC’s list of tax avoidance promoters for the first time. It is HMRC’s view that Setu Kamal, who has 20 years’ experience as a barrister, designed four tax avoidance schemes and created contract templates that are essential to how these arrangements operate.