Payments: How to Pay instructions

These pages give you information on how and where to make payment to HM Revenue & Customs. We have shown how long you should allow for each payment type to reach us to help you pay on time.

Our aim

To make it as convenient as possible for you to pay your tax and to provide different payment methods to suit differing needs. In particular we explain all the different ways you can pay electronically.

Where to pay

You can pay

  • Through your bank (e.g. by Telephone or Internet banking, BACS Direct Credit or exceptionally CHAPS.)
  • At your bank (using Bank Giro)
  • At the Post Office (not VAT Excise and Custom Duties)
  • By Debit Card over the Internet (SA, PAYE, Stamp Duty Land Tax and Pension Schemes only) or
  • Direct to HM Revenue & Customs

For more detailed ‘How to Pay’ instructions please follow the link for the customer group most relevant to you: