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.

HMRC Destination Bank Account Details
Type of tax or duty	Example reference and link to Reference Validator	Sort code Account number Account name
VAT	345123789	10-00-00 52055000 HMCE VAT
NIC quarterly bill	111123456789012345 Last character of reference number can also be an X	10-56-64 23456752 NICO
NIC deficiency payment - internet telephone banking	601234567890123450 Last character of reference number can also be an X	10-56-64 23456752 NICO
NIC deficiency payment -CHAPS	601234567890123450 Last character of reference number can also be an X	16-53-60 N/A NICO
Self Assessment - Cumbernauld	1234567890K	10-51-67 23444401 AO Cumbernauld
Corporation Tax Self Assessment - Cumbernauld	12345005678A00101A Reference is year specific so please quote it exactly	10-51-67 23444401 AO Cumbernauld
Employers PAYE/NIC - Cumbernauld	123PA00012345	10-51-67 23444401 AO Cumbernauld
Class 1A NIC - Cumbernauld	123PA000123450413 Reference is year specific so please quote it exactly	10-51-67 23444401 AO Cumbernauld
Tax Credit overpayments	AB123456311204NC	10-51-67 23444401 AO Cumbernauld
Self Assessment - Shipley	1234567890K	10-50-41 23456000 AO Shipley
Corporation Tax Self Assessment - Shipley	12345005678A00101A Reference is year specific so please quote it exactly	10-50-41 23456000 AO Shipley
Employers PAYE/NIC - Shipley	123PA00012345	10-50-41 23456000 AO Shipley
Class 1A NIC - Shipley	123PA000123450413 Reference is year specific so please quote it exactly	10-50-41 23456000 AO Shipley
Petroleum Revenue Tax	XA012345678912	10-50-41 23456000 AO Shipley
Stamp Duty Land Tax	123456789MC	10-50-41 23456000 AO Shipley
PAYE Settlement Agreements	XA012345678912	10-50-41 23456000 AO Shipley
Other Types of Tax Eg: Investigation Settlements Penalties	XA012345678912 or XAE12345678912	10-50-41 23456000 AO Shipley
Pension Schemes	XAR12345678912	10-50-41 23456000 AO Shipley
Inheritance Tax - Nottingham	F123456/78X	10-00-00 23430303 CTO Nottingham

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