HMRC online services: sign in or set up an account

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Sign in or set up an account

Sign in to your HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) online account for things like a personal or business tax account, Self Assessment, Corporation Tax, PAYE for employers, VAT and the Construction Industry Scheme.

If you do not already have sign in details, you’ll be able to create them.

This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).

Which sign in details to use

There are 2 ways to sign in to HMRC online services:

• Government Gateway – sign in with a user ID (up to 12 characters) and password
• GOV.UK One Login – sign in with an email address and password

If you already use HMRC online services

Continue to use the sign in details you have. This could be:

• a Government Gateway user ID – even if you have GOV.UK One Login sign in details from another government service
• GOV.UK One Login sign in details – for personal tax services

If you have never used HMRC online services

Select ‘Create new sign in details’ when signing in to HMRC online services, even if you have GOV.UK One Login sign in details from another government service or an email subscription.

The service will guide you to create Government Gateway or GOV.UK One Login sign in details.

What you can do with your HMRC online account

You can access different services through:

• your personal tax account
• your business tax account
• tax agent accounts

Services you sign in to separately

There’s a different way to sign in for:

• excise, import and export services
• your childcare account
• your Capital Gains Tax on UK property account

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