Using a credit card to pay tax

marky0077

Hello,

I have just found out I can't pay my tax using a personal credit card. I have no other option unfortunately. Does anyone have any other ideas?

I have Googled and found Billhop. Are they legit or are they a scam?

Thanks
Mark

boo_star

marky0077 wrote: »

Hello,

I have just found out I can't pay my tax using a personal credit card. I have no other option unfortunately. Does anyone have any other ideas?

I have Googled and found Billhop. Are they legit or are they a scam?

Thanks
Mark

It doesn't look like it.

The only concern I'd have is if the credit card company treated it as a cash advance.

marky0077

boo_star wrote: »

It doesn't look like it.

Are you saying it doesn't look like they are a scam?

gt94sss2

You can pay HMRC by using a Curve Card which they see as a debit card but which can be linked to your (non Amex) credit card. I did this earlier in the week.

Have a read of this thread : https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5950156/not-allowed-to-pay-tax-liabilities-with-credit-card

The last post includes how you can get £5 for being referred to Curve.

For billhop you can read a review at https://www.headforpoints.com/2017/09/18/billhop-review/

Billhop seems to have fees unlike Curve

[Deleted User]

Curve now use merchant codes for transactions.

So it may still be treated as a cash transaction

gt94sss2

!!! wrote: »

Curve now use merchant codes for transactions.

So it may still be treated as a cash transaction

It wasn't with me earlier this week - that issue seems to happen mainly if you use a Tesco credit card.

boo_star

marky0077 wrote: »

Are you saying it doesn't look like they are a scam?

Yes.

I'm not saying it isn't, but with 3% fees it seems unlikely to be.

Why operate an illegal scam when you can run a legal one?

PRAISETHESUN

I can also support the use of Curve in this instance. No experience with Billhop I'm afraid. Another option could be to talk to HMRC and potentially have your tax code adjusted and pay off your tax bill instalments over the next financial year if you don't have the funds to pay it off up front at the moment.