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HMRC launches online PAYE service

HMRC has launched a new online PAYE ser­vice, which it says will give 35 mil­lion work­ers more con­trol over their tax affairs.

The tax author­i­ty says the new ser­vice will make it sim­pler and eas­i­er to check and update their income, allowances, reliefs and expens­es, and will be avail­able via their Per­son­al Tax Account or through the HMRC app.

This ser­vice forms part of HMR­C’s Trans­for­ma­tion Roadmap that sets out ambi­tious plans to become a dig­i­tal first organ­i­sa­tion by 2030, with 90% of cus­tomer inter­ac­tions tak­ing place dig­i­tal­ly.

HMRC says its plans to mod­ernise the tax and cus­toms sys­tem, intro­duce new AI tech­nolo­gies and work with third par­ties and inter­me­di­aries will make it eas­i­er for tax­pay­ers, busi­ness­es and inter­me­di­aries to inter­act with it.

The dig­i­tal first approach will see HMRC automat­ing tax wher­ev­er pos­si­ble and offer­ing new dig­i­tal self-serve options across a num­ber of tax regimes.

In addi­tion, tax­pay­ers liable for the High Income Child Ben­e­fit Charge (HICBC) will no longer have to reg­is­ter for self assess­ment.

James Mur­ray MP, Exche­quer Sec­re­tary to the Trea­sury, said: ‘We are going fur­ther and faster to make HMRC fit for the 21st cen­tu­ry, includ­ing deliv­er­ing a sim­pler and eas­i­er sys­tem for all PAYE work­ers.

‘By 2030, tax­pay­ers can expect a mod­ern and inno­v­a­tive HMRC with cut­ting-edge AI, indus­try-lead­ing cus­tomer ser­vice prac­tices, and a laser focus on deliv­er­ing tax­pay­er val­ue for mon­ey by ensur­ing every­one pays their fair share.’

Inter­net link: HMRC