If you are having trouble paying your tax on time you may be eligible to receive support from HMRC. An online payment plan for Self-Assessment tax bills can be used to set up instalment arrangements for paying tax liabilities of up to £30,000.
Payers that want to use the online option must have filed their tax return within 60 days of the deadline. They must also intend to pay their debt within the following 12 months or less. A Time to Pay arrangement allows qualifying taxpayers to use the self serve facility without speaking to a HMRC advisor.
Taxpayers with Self-Assessment tax payments that do not meet the above requirements need to contact HMRC to formally request a Time To Pay arrangement. These arrangements are agreed on a case-by-case basis and are tailored to individual circumstances and liabilities.
HMRC will only offer taxpayers the option of extra payment time if they think they genuinely cannot pay in full. This is however, only if they think they will be able to pay in the future. If HMRC do not think that more time will help, they can require immediate payment of a tax bill. However, they start enforcement action if no payment is forthcoming.
