Understand your Self Assessment tax bill

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Self Assessment statement

Your Self Assessment statement shows:聽

  • the tax you owe at the time the statement is sent聽

  • any payments on account 诲耻别听

  • any payments you have made (this will show as 鈥楥R鈥� on the statement)聽

  • any outstanding amounts (for example from previous tax years or interest)聽

  • your 鈥榖alancing payment鈥� 鈥� this is the amount you need to pay when your payments on account do not cover the tax you owe聽

When you鈥檒l get your Self Assessment statement聽

You鈥檒l get a statement after you file your tax return or if your circumstances change. This will either be available online or sent through the post.聽

If you submit your tax return late or near to the submission deadline, you may not get a Self Assessment statement before your payment deadline.聽

This means you may need to use your tax calculation to work out how much tax you owe.聽

If you want more help understanding your statement聽

You can watch a video explaining your Self Assessment statement.

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