HMRC bank account details
This page will allow you to check that you are:
- making your electronic payment to the correct HMRC bank account
- showing your payment reference number correctly
If you follow the guidance below you will help make sure that your payment record is updated promptly.
You must provide a reference with each payment to make sure it reaches your record. It is important that you show the reference with no gaps between the characters as shown below. The references we show are only examples and should not be used to make payment.
Each example reference shown is linked to our reference validator where you can check that you are using the correct reference.
Update: changes to HMRC bank accounts from 6 April 2009
HMRC bank account details changed from 6 April 2009. If you make payments by BACS Direct credit, Internet and telephone banking or by CHAPS details are included below. Please note these for future reference.
If you experience problems using the new account details
HMRC is aware that some customers are experiencing problems making payments from their banks to the new HMRC bank accounts. We are working to resolve this with the banks involved as quickly as possible. If this affects you, you can continue to use the old HMRC account details to make your payments. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
Type of tax or duty |
Example reference |
Sort code |
|---|---|---|
| 345123789 |
08-32-00 |
|
| 111123456789012345 |
08-32-20 |
|
| 601234567890123450 |
08-32-20 |
|
| 601234567890123450 |
16-53-60 |
|
| 08-32-10 |
||
| 12345005678A00101A |
08-32-10 |
|
| 08-32-10 |
||
| 123PA000123450413 |
08-32-10 |
|
| 08-32-10 |
||
| 08-32-10 |
||
| 12345005678A00101A |
08-32-10 |
|
| 08-32-10 |
||
| 123PA000123450413 |
08-32-10 |
|
| XA012345678912 |
08-32-10 |
|
| 08-32-10 |
||
| XA012345678912 |
08-32-10 |
|
|
Eg: Investigation Settlements Penalties
|
XA012345678912 or XAE12345678912 |
08-32-10 |
| XAR12345678912 |
08-32-10 |
|
| F123456/09X |
08 32 10 |
