Self Assessment - Higher rate tax relief on pension

ben9090

Hi, i realised late last year that Id missed higher rate tax relief for the last 3 years. I called HMRC and went over it on the phone in november, gave them all the figures and nothing has changed on my account. Wrote to them in December and still nothing!!
Not sure if its being sorted or if its in a big pile but for a start I was going to amend last years submission where I paid 3297.15 from my wageslips.
Ive no idea where to add this in the online self assessment. Can anyone help? 
Thanks

Dazed_and_C0nfused

It's part of the basic return, pension contributions where basic rate relief has been added by the pension company.

Assuming you do mean "relief at source" contributions.

You really need to be clear what method you are using to contribute before going any further as in a lot of cases you don't include the contributions on a Self Assessment return.

Usual options are

Relief at source

Net pay

Salary sacrifice (although if it's this you really have got confused!)

ben9090

thanks for the prompt reply, yes its relief at source. I pay £350/month (x 1.25) therefore £437 lands into my pension account and takes into account basic relief. i need to claim higher rate relief.

Its defo not salary sacrifice, I do know that. however I always thought it was up until a few months ago which is why Ive never claimed it.

Dazed_and_C0nfused

Then yes you include the contributions on your return and the gross contribution increases the amount of your basic rate tax band.  So potentially paying more tax at 20% and less at 40%.

You can amend your 2019:20 return for the next few days but you are out of time for amending 2017:18 and 2018:19 so would have to make a claim for overpayment relief.

Explained here,

https://www.gov.uk/self-assessment-tax-returns/corrections