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Payment options for your Self Assessment tax bill - Direct Debit, bank transfer, through your tax code, debit or credit card, cheque and pay weekly or monthly

• Overview

  The deadlines for paying your tax bill are usually: 31 January - for any…

• Direct Debit

  Set up a Direct Debit through your HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) online…

• Approve a payment through your online bank account

  You can pay your Self Assessment bill directly using your online or mobile…

• Make an online or telephone bank transfer

  You can make a bank transfer using Faster Payments, CHAPS or Bacs: from…

• By debit or corporate credit card online

  You can pay online. There’s a fee if you pay by corporate credit card or…

• At your bank or building society

  You can only pay at your branch by cash or cheque if you both: still get…

• By cheque through the post

  You can send a cheque by post to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). HMRC…

• Pay weekly or monthly

  You can set up a Budget Payment plan to make weekly or monthly Direct…

• Through your tax code

  You can pay your Self Assessment bill through your PAYE tax code as long…

• Check your payment has been received

  Sign into your HMRC online account to check if your payment has been…

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