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Step 7 Paying from an Irish bank account in euro Could someone confirm that the IBAN below is correct.

Making payments to HMRC

Hi, what is the cheapest way to make payments to HMRC? Is a direct debit or bank transfer with AIB or payment with revolut?Or has anyone used WISE? Would there be a problem if there was an issue with Revolut payments( heard you have no comeback, dont know if that is true or not) Have to pay...
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For most people, the simplest is to pay from an Irish euro bank account.

IBAN: GB49 BARC 2020 4830 9447 93
BIC: BARCGB22 ( You usually do not need this but your bank might ask for it)
Name of account to which you are paying: HMRC NIC Receipts

You need to put down your reference number so that they can credit you with the payment.

Your reference number takes the following format:
National insurance number IC Surname Initial
e.g.

123456789ICBurgessB

Depending on which bank you are paying from you can put in other information. I would recommend putting in your phone number e.g. 00 353 86 12345678
 
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Step 7 paying from a sterling bank account

If you have Revolut Account you can pay in Sterling from it.
If you use Wise or some other FX service, you can pay in Sterling.

Sort Code: 08 32 20
Account number: 12001004
Account name: HMRC NIC Receipts

You need to put down your reference number so that they can credit you with the payment.

Your reference number takes the following format:
National insurance number IC Surname Initial
e.g.

123456789ICBurgessB

Depending on which bank you are paying from you can put in other information. I would recommend putting in your phone number e.g. 00 353 86 12345678
 
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Brendan Burgess said:
Step 8 - Wait a few weeks
Then check your National Insurance Record to see if the gaps have disappeared. It should look like this:

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This will show that they have processed your payment for that year.

Your "State Pension Summary" in the HMRC App should also increase to reflect the extra years contributions
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Thanks for doing this @Brendan Burgess I was worried that perhaps the 'Self-employment' part was a mistake but that must just be how they class voluntary overseas contributions for everyone even if they aren't self-employed.
 
PoundMan said:
the 'Self-employment' part was a mistake but that must just be how they class voluntary overseas contributions for everyone
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It is, there was a rule change last year in regards to voluntary NICs (if you fancy some reading, I posted about it at the time), so to keep us on the same scheme, it's classed as self-employed.
 
Im looking for advice/ reassurance

I will pay for 17 years at class 2 from my husbands UK bank account. The letter I have states for payment from abroad using a UK account the following should be used:
Sort Code 202048 and account 30944793.
Advised that I should use with identifier of NI Number followed by IC and Surname.
Looking at post above the following is quoted, which is also the account when I look at how to pay from UK account when living abroad on the HM Revenue & Customs website, it is a lot of money so want to make sure I pay into the correct account. Which should I use? and why are they different?

Account on Website:
Sort Code: 08 32 20
Account number: 12001004
Account name: HMRC NIC Receipts

Details on my letter: Sort Code 202048 and account 30944793.
 
I am helping a friend of mine with this.

I have a sterling bank account with Ulster Bank so to make matters simple, I am paying on his behalf.

I input the payee details on my bank account and went to make the payment. I got a message back saying "This service is not available now"

I don't know if that is a temporary problem with Ulster Bank or could it be that they don't accept payments for Pat Murphy from Brendan Burgess?

I will try again later.

He is paying the full amount to keep matters simple. There is no facility for specifying which years are being paid?
 
Brendan Burgess said:
There is no facility for specifying which years are being paid?
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Are the years being paid in a obvious block, like the most recent 10 years, or are they spread out over different periods?

If it's simple, they will allocate the payment in the most sensible way.

If it is a complicated history and it's not obvious which years the payment relates to, he should contact them. I used the digital chatbot on HMRC's website to tell them which years my payments related to. It starts with an AI but you can get through to a real person if you ask to speak to an advisor.

Chat with HMRC’s digital assistant about tax - GOV.UK

www.tax.service.gov.uk www.tax.service.gov.uk
 
That is what I assumed. I suggested that he pay them all now so that he does not have to relearn the system every year.
 
Hello,

I can’t verify my Gateway App as my NI number is in my maiden name and my passport is in my married name.

The deadline to pay the arrears is approaching. Should I make the Revolut transfer using the reference number that includes my maiden name and then subsequently ring to change my name to my married name or should I change my name first then pay?

Will it matter that the payment is coming from a Revolut account that isn’t in my maiden name?

Many thanks,
 
CPDLC said:
can’t verify my Gateway App as my NI number is in my maiden name and my passport is in my married name.
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online system is for convienence, you don't have to use it
CPDLC said:
The deadline to pay the arrears is approaching. Should I make the Revolut transfer using the reference number that includes my maiden name and then subsequently ring to change my name to my married name or should I change my name first then pay?
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Use the reference format given in the letter you were sent.

when you can, ring and get your names aligned. It'll save hassle in the long term.

CPDLC said:
Will it matter that the payment is coming from a Revolut account that isn’t in my maiden name?
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No.
 
Hi, could anyone confirm how long it took for your payment to have registered on the Gateway website? I made the Revolut payment 3 weeks ago but it still hasn’t changed to show the years are full… thanks.
 
CPDLC said:
Hi, could anyone confirm how long it took for your payment to have registered on the Gateway website?
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I made a payment in mid November and it was credited in mid January. If the payment doesn't appear in the Gateway after a couple of months then make a call to HMRC.
 
i am wondering if anyone had paid a £7.8k ( for 19 years) or more using Revolut to pay HMRC?
Just checking in case it got blocked or delayed for security checks etc.(as i rarely use revolut and never for anything over 100)

many thanks
 
I personally would use a bricks & mortar bank for a large sum.

Revolut is very handy, but if anything goes awry, they seem to be pretty useless.
 
mtk said:
i am wondering if anyone had paid a £7.8k ( for 19 years) or more using Revolut to pay HMRC?
Just checking in case it got blocked or delayed for security checks etc.(as i rarely use revolut and never for anything over 100)
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I transferred HMRC £3k with no issues, but I wouldn't chance it again, especially if you are under time pressure.
 
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thanks DD and Arby ,
I made a sterling standard international payment using aib internet banking.... hopefully it arrives alright ....€15 fee plus exchange rate "charge"
I presume barclays as receiving bank don't charge anything for receiving a sterling payment into hmrc account?
thanks
 
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