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Tax on CC charge
nathand_2
Posts: 235 Forumite
in Cutting tax
I have been reading through HMRCs info on paying Income Tax. They have an online service that lets you pay using a CC. What I want to know is whether this is like a normal CC purchase or whether its a cash transaction. Has anybody else done this?
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To a significant degree - that depends on your Card provider. From posts on here, when it was first introduced a few years ago - all were treated as normal purchases.
But don't forget there's a Surcharge (1.25% ?) for using it.If you want to test the depth of the water .........don't use both feet !0 -
I`m not sure of the % HMRC charge , but when you ring to make a payment the Operator *should* tell you the transaction charge.To a significant degree - that depends on your Card provider. From posts on here, when it was first introduced a few years ago - all were treated as normal purchases.
But don't forget there's a Surcharge (1.25% ?) for using it.0 -
I`m not sure of the % HMRC charge , but when you ring to make a payment the Operator *should* tell you the transaction charge.
There is no 'operator'. The % charge is listed on the HMRC site, I didn't see the need to check it - hence the ?.If you want to test the depth of the water .........don't use both feet !0 -
Sorry Mike, I wasnt specific enough.
I meant the person on the other end of the phone !
There is no operator or for that matter no telephone. This is an online payment that is being discussed.
The fee for credit card payments is 1.4%
https://www.santanderbillpayment.co.uk/hmrc/scripts/index.asp0 -
Thanks for clearing that up for me. My tax bill is ~£200 more than my CC limit. Is it possible to pay most by CC and the remaining in another form or give my card a positive balance in order to stay within the limit?0
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