TIN number

I have been asked my my bank to fill out a form to confirm my country of residence for tax purposes. When I contacted the bank to ask why I needed to do this , I was told that they did not have any information of why I had recieved this form nor could they confirm the return address was authentic. Instead I was to fill out the form or ask a tax advisor for help,
The form appears to be genuine but it is asking for a TIN number. I have no clue what that is. After reading a similar enquiry on this site some have said to enter my NI number. Does anyone know if this is correct. There is a box to tick to say if you haven't been issued a TIN.
I was born, lived and worked in the UK for over 50 years and have/had no connections with any other countries.
Can anyone advise whether I should put my NI number on form,

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  • Robisere
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    I think this job really needs
    a much bigger hammer.
  • JosephK
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    Some banks seem to be keener on asking for this information than others. The UK does not have a formal TIN number as such but the National Insurance number is a perfectly acceptable alternative.
  • thank you.
    I was worried at first incase this was a scam and didn't want to send personal info.
    To be honest the letter scared the life out of me because I didn't understand why it had been sent to me .
  • sausage_time
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    If the bank won't confirm the return address I'd be very wary! What else are they asking for? What are the consequences of not returning the form?
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  • EssexExile
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    I have been asked my my bank to fill out a form to confirm my country of residence for tax purposes. When I contacted the bank to ask why I needed to do this , I was told that they did not have any information of why I had recieved this form nor could they confirm the return address was authentic. Instead I was to fill out the form or ask a tax advisor for help,
    The form appears to be genuine but it is asking for a TIN number. I have no clue what that is. After reading a similar enquiry on this site some have said to enter my NI number. Does anyone know if this is correct. There is a box to tick to say if you haven't been issued a TIN.
    I was born, lived and worked in the UK for over 50 years and have/had no connections with any other countries.
    Can anyone advise whether I should put my NI number on form,
    I would tick that box.
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  • JosephK wrote: »
    Some banks seem to be keener on asking for this information than others. The UK does not have a formal TIN number as such but the National Insurance number is a perfectly acceptable alternative.

    Just to clarify, the UK does have a TIN equivalent, the Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) number. It's only really needed for tax if you need to file a self assessment, but I have been asked for it by UK banks before because I was a dual tax resident for a few years. You are right in saying though that your NI number also can be used for a lot of the things a TIN would be used for - not sure why the banks would care though if you've never indicated that there might be a possibility of having overseas tax circumstances.
  • eDicky
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    EssexExile wrote: »
    I would tick that box.
    If you do that, you would need to state the reason for having no TIN, at least on the CRS forms I've filled.
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