Payments on account

Payments on account

  • Find out who has to make payments on account – and why payments on account are made
  • How payments on account are calculated
  • How to reduce your payments on account
  • What happens if you overpay or underpay
  • When payments on account are due

What's in this guide

Who has to make payments on account?

How HMRC decides who has to make payments on account

How much you will have to pay

Payments on account are normally based on your tax bill from the previous year.

When payments on account are due

Payments on account are collected in two equal instalments

Which? works for you