How to pay back tax on behalf of deceased father

worlestone

My father died in July, I'm an executor and went with mum to sort the death certificate and now the named contact for assorts of government agencies.  HMRC have written to me to say I need to pay back tax which dad owed.  I cannot for the life of me work out how I do that, online I can only access my tax stuff and there seems to be no place to enter his details. Do I just send a cheque somewhere and hope for the best?  The letter says I can do it online or using their app.  I've tried both and failed... Help please!

Dazed_and_C0nfused

worlestone said:

My father died in July, I'm an executor and went with mum to sort the death certificate and now the named contact for assorts of government agencies.  HMRC have written to me to say I need to pay back tax which dad owed.  I cannot for the life of me work out how I do that, online I can only access my tax stuff and there seems to be no place to enter his details. Do I just send a cheque somewhere and hope for the best?  The letter says I can do it online or using their app.  I've tried both and failed... Help please!

I think once someone has died online access is no longer possible, the letter seems wrong.

A cheque should be fine, just make sure his National Insurance number is written on the back of it.

Sarahspangles

worlestone said:

My father died in July, I'm an executor and went with mum to sort the death certificate and now the named contact for assorts of government agencies.  HMRC have written to me to say I need to pay back tax which dad owed.  I cannot for the life of me work out how I do that, online I can only access my tax stuff and there seems to be no place to enter his details. Do I just send a cheque somewhere and hope for the best?  The letter says I can do it online or using their app.  I've tried both and failed... Help please!

I’m sure we paid the final tax online under the Simple Estates process  but I can’t remember what route we took. 

Sarahspangles

Have you got a UTR number on the letter? If so I believe you follow the Simple Assessment payment process, declining to sign in when you reach that option. The UTR is connected to your dad’s tax affairs

https://www.gov.uk/simple-assessment/pay-online

It’s Simple Estates and Simple Assessment.

maisie_cat

Sarahspangles said:

Have you got a UTR number on the letter? If so I believe you follow the Simple Assessment payment process, declining to sign in when you reach that option. The UTR is connected to your mum’s tax affairs

https://www.gov.uk/simple-assessment/pay-online

It’s Simple Estates and Simple Assessment.

I used the simple assessment payment process yesterday, couldn't believe how easy it was, no need to sign in. I simply quoted the long reference on the letter.
I did it on my phone although I do have my banking app on the same phone

worlestone

Thank you all, especially maisie_cat and Sarahspangles, I've managed it! It was simple after all, my problem was thinking I needed to login in to the Government Gateway, so much easier without! Thanks again

WindfallWendy

worlestone said:

Thank you all, especially maisie_cat and Sarahspangles, I've managed it! It was simple after all, my problem was thinking I needed to login in to the Government Gateway, so much easier without! Thanks again

Wishing you all the best. I was Executor for my Dad a couple of years ago and have learnt more than I feel I need to ever know about HRMC, Land Registry and a whole host of other issues I was left to deal with!