You can get help with HM Revenue and Customs ( HMRC ) services if you have problems signing in. Lost user ID or password If you’ve forgotten the user ID or password you use to sign in, you can: recover your user ID reset your password recover your user ID and password If you’re asked for an activation code You may need to enter a 12-digit activation code the first time you use a HMRC service. You’ll have been told if you need an activation code when you enrolled for the service. You’ll get your activation code by post within 10 days (21 days if you live abroad). If you cannot find your activation code, you can get a new one within 28 days of enrolling. Sign in to HMRC online services and ask for a new code to be sent to you. If your activation code has expired You must sign into HMRC online services and enrol for the service again. If you’ve been locked out of your account You will be locked out of your account if you enter the wrong user ID or password 5 times. Your account will unlock after 2 hours. Helpdesk advisers cannot unlock your account. Service availability and issues Online services may be slow during busy times. Check if there are any problems with services . Get help with other problems You can get help with: VAT online services technical problems in other HMRC online services

Register for HMRC online services

You get a login for HM Revenue and Customs ( HMRC ) online services when you register for tax online. You register when you tell HMRC that you: want a personal tax account are an individual who needs to send a Self Assessment tax return (for example to report rental, investment or self-employment income) have set up a limited company or other organisation that needs to pay Corporation Tax You also register when you tell HMRC that your business needs to: operate PAYE because you’ve started to employ people charge VAT because your taxable turnover is over £85,000 Registering for other taxes You can browse for other HMRC taxes and services . Agents If you’re a tax agent or adviser, you can use HMRC online services on behalf of your clients .

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Sign in to HMRC online services

Once you’ve registered, you can sign in for things like your personal or business tax account, Self Assessment, Corporation Tax, PAYE for employers and VAT.

This page is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).

There’s a different way to sign in for:

Services you can use with your HMRC online account

Use your HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) online account to sign in for:

Air passenger duty for plane operators
Alcohol and Tobacco Warehousing
Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme
Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings
Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI)
Charities Online
Construction Industry Scheme (CIS)
Corporation Tax
EC Sales List (ECSL)
Employment Intermediaries
Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS)
Gambling Tax Service
Gift Aid
Import Control System (ICS)
Landfill Tax
Machine Games Duty
Managing Pension Schemes
Money laundering supervision
New Computerised Transit System (NCTS)
Notification of Vehicles Arrivals (NOVA)
PAYE for employers
Pensions Schemes Online
Personal tax account
Rebated Oils Enquiry Service
Rebated Oils Returns Internet Upload Service
Reverse Charge Sales List
Self Assessment
Shared Workspace
Soft Drinks Industry Levy
Stamp Taxes
Tied Oil Enquiry Service
VAT
VAT EU Refunds
VAT Mini One Stop Shop (VAT MOSS)

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