This guide offers a reminder of General Betting Duty payment deadlines and explains all of the available payment options.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) recommends that you make all of your General Betting Duty payments electronically. HMRC counts all of the payment methods below as electronic apart from payment by post. Paying electronically:
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You are responsible for calculating how much General Betting Duty is owed and for paying this duty on time.
Your General Betting Duty payment and return (Form BD211, BD211A or BD211B) is due no later than 15 days following the end of your accounting period. If the 15th day is a Saturday, Sunday or bank holiday, the General Betting Duty Return and payment must reach HMRC by the previous working day.
You may face a civil penalty if you fail to pay duty or assessments of duty.
Read more about Betting Duty returns and duty payment (Notice 451 Section 5)
Read more about civil penalties (Notice 209: Civil Penalties – Fixed, geared and daily)
You can use your bank or building society services to pay by internet, telephone banking or Bacs Direct Credit (available to businesses that are authorised by their bank to submit files direct to Bacs).
If you pay using any of these methods, your bank will transfer your money electronically.
It normally takes three bank working days for payment to reach HMRC. Bank working days are Monday to Friday excluding bank holidays. Some bank and building societies can take longer. You should check with your bank or building society to see how long they take to transfer payment and what their cut-off time is for initiating payment. If they take longer then you will need to initiate your payment earlier.
Note: HMRC is unable to make or receive payments using the Faster Payment Service (FPS)
To pay your General Betting Duty by internet, telephone banking or Bacs Direct Credit, you'll need to provide your bank with HMRC's bank account details.
Please take care if you need to enter HMRC's bank account details. If you make a mistake with the sort code or account number there may be a delay before your record is credited or your payment may not be received at all.
| Sort code | Account number | Account name |
|---|---|---|
| 08 32 00 | 12000911 | HMRC GACA |
If your bank asks for the address of the bank to which payment is being made please use
Citi
Citgroup Centre
Canada Square
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5LB
When making a General Betting Duty payment you will need your reference number. This is shown on your General Betting Duty return. The reference is made up of eight or nine digits, for example 12345678.
When providing your reference please show it in the format Betting/reference, for example Betting/12345678 - this reference is only an example and should not be used to make a payment.
You may face a civil penalty if you fail to pay duty or assessments of duty.
Read about civil penalties (Notice 209: Civil Penalties Fixed, geared and daily)
The CHAPS system enables you to tell your bank to make an immediate payment that will reach HMRC on the same day, provided you initiate payment within the time specified by your bank (usually between 9.00 am and 3.00 pm). Bank working days are Monday to Friday excluding bank holidays. CHAPS payments are more expensive than other payment methods but may be of benefit if you are making very large payments.
To pay your General Betting Duty by CHAPS transfer you'll need to provide your bank with HMRC's bank account details.
Please take care if you need to enter HMRC's bank account details. If you make a mistake with the sort code or account number there may be a delay before your record is credited or your payment may not be received at all.
| Sort code | Account number | Account name |
|---|---|---|
| 08 32 00 | 12000911 | HMRC GACA |
If your bank asks for the address of the bank to which payment is being made please use
Citi
Citgroup Centre
Canada Square
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5LB
When making a General Betting Duty payment you will need your reference number. This is shown on your General Betting Duty return. The reference is made up of eight or nine digits, for example 12345678.
When providing your reference please show it in the format Betting/reference, for example Betting/12345678 - this reference is only an example and should not be used to make a payment.
You may face a civil penalty if you fail to pay duty or assessments of duty.
Read more about civil penalties (Notice 209: Civil Penalties Fixed, geared and daily)
HMRC recommends that you make your General Betting Duty payments electronically using one of the methods described elsewhere in this guide.
Electronic payments are generally more efficient and secure, provided you give HMRC an accurate reference number.
However if paying by post please:
If you are sending a payment to HMRC and do not have a pre-addressed HMRC envelope please send your payment to:
HMRC Cumbernauld Accounting Team
St Mungo's Road
Cumbernauld
Glasgow
G70 5WY
To allow for possible postal delays (for which HMRC is not responsible) please allow at least three working days for the payment to reach them.
You may face a civil penalty if you fail to pay duty or assessments of duty.
Read more about civil penalties (Notice 209: Civil Penalties Fixed, geared and daily)
You can pay your General Betting Duty in euros using the Bacs or CHAPS payment methods, including any arrears. Repayments of tax due to you from HMRC will continue to be made in sterling. You should check with your bank to see how long it takes to transfer a payment.
The payment figure, shown in sterling on your General Betting Duty return will need to be converted into euros. HMRC recommends that you use the UK market selling rate for the day that you are making the payment. You can get this information from the Financial Times or by calling the HMRC Euro Helpline on Tel 01702 366349.
The risk associated with the exchange rate fluctuations will be your responsibility as the decision is yours as to whether you pay in euros or sterling. HMRC will continue to maintain its accounts in sterling and you will be credited with the actual sterling value HMRC receives after conversion by their bankers. The cost incurred by HMRC in converting euro payment into sterling will be met by HMRC.
You will need to fax the following information to the HMRC Euro Helpline on Fax 01702 366378 to enable them to update your account:
You will need to provide HMRC bank account details to your bank or building society.
Please take care if you need to enter HMRC's bank account details. If you make a mistake with the sort code or account number there may be a delay before your record is credited or your payment may not be received at all.
| Currency | Account name | International Bank Account Number (IBAN) |
SWIFT Bank Identifier Code (BIC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| euro | HMRC Import & Excise Duties euro | GB03CITI18500812000806 | CITIGB2L |
Note: Where an IBAN is shown you must give this number as well as the SWIFT BIC.
If your bank asks for the address of the bank to which payment is being made please use
Citi
Citgroup Centre
Canada Square
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5LB
When making a General Betting Duty payment you will need your reference number. This is shown on your General Betting Duty return. The reference is made up of eight or nine digits, for example 12345678.
When providing your reference please show it in the format Betting/reference, for example Betting/12345678 - this reference is only an example and should not be used to make a payment.
You may face a civil penalty if you fail to pay duty or assessments of duty.
Read more about civil penalties (Notice 209: Civil Penalties Fixed, geared and daily)
You must let HMRC know if you have no General Betting Duty payment due by completing your return showing a 'nil' payment due.
HMRC Cumbernauld Accounting Team
St Mungo's Road
Cumbernauld
Glasgow
G70 5WY
In order to minimise costs to all taxpayers HMRC does not automatically issue receipts for payments.
If you have made your payment electronically using one of the methods described elsewhere in this guide you can confirm from your own bank or building society statement that payment has cleared your account.
However, if you are paying HMRC by post and you need to ask for a receipt, include a separate letter with your payment.
If you wish to tell HMRC about a change (for example a new address) you will need to include a separate letter with your payment if paying by post or write to them separately if you have made your payment electronically.
HMRC Cumbernauld Accounting Team
St Mungo's Road
Cumbernauld
Glasgow
G70 5WY
HMRC is currently unable to receive or make payments using the Faster Payments Service (FPS), which is offered by some banks; however it will continue to review the situation. In the meantime HMRC offers a range of fast and cost effective electronic payment methods including Direct Debit, payment by debit and credit card over the internet, and direct credit via customers' own internet and telephone banking facilities.
Find out what to do if you have problems making a payment
Get details of organisations that can help if you have debt problems
Find out what could happen if you don't pay what you owe to HMRC
Find out more about General Betting Duty
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