02 July 2024
The app, which can be downloaded from Apple or Google, is free and a really quick and easy way to get information about your tax, National Insurance, state pension, tax credits and other benefits.
For your personal tax payments, you can use the app to check how much self assessment tax you owe and make a payment to HMRC from within the app (make sure that this agrees with the figures you have received from us!).
You can also use it to check your tax code, your NI number (you can save your NI “card” into your Apple or Google wallet), your employment and income history for the previous 5 years and your state pension forecast.
You can opt to go paperless on the HMRC app, so all your important letters are easily accessible. You can also allow notifications and reminders so you can’t miss a payment deadline, for example.
You will need your Government Gateway user ID and password to sign in for the first time, thereafter you’ll be able to access the app quickly by using either a 6 digit pin, your fingerprint or facial recognition. If you don’t have a user ID, you can create one in the app.
Please see the link below to download the app:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/download-the-hmrc-app
