Reminder of working from home allowances
November 24, 2022Don’t forget those trivial benefits
December 8, 2022A free HMRC tax app is available and offers some useful functionality. In fact, in the 12 months up to October 2022, HMRC received almost 3 million calls from people asking for information that is now readily available on the app.
This included:
- 354,499 calls from people who forgot/lost their National Insurance number;
- 444,301 calls from people who wanted their employment history and tax details; and
- 323,381 calls from people who wanted their tax codes.
The information can also be downloaded and printed – so there is no need to call HMRC to ask for it to be sent in the post.
The APP can be used to see:
- your tax code and National Insurance number;
- an estimate of the tax you need to pay;
- your income and benefits;
- how much you will receive in tax credits and when they will be paid;
- your Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) for self-assessment; and
- how much self-assessment tax you owe.
The app can also be used to complete a number of tasks that usually require the user to be logged on to a computer. This includes:
- make a self-assessment payment;
- renew and report changes to your tax credits;
- access your Help to Save account;
- using HMRC’s tax calculator to work out your take home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance deductions;
- track forms and letters you’ve sent to us;
- claim a refund if you’ve paid too much tax; and
- update your postal address.
The app is available to download from the App Store for iOS and from the Google Play Store for Android.