We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

Savings interest and premium bonds account.

I have a bank account that will pay me a fixed interest amount at the end of a fixed one year term. I should pay 20 percent interest from the amount to HMRC.
My question is if my nominated bank for my interest is a premium bond account
Would I still be liable for paying 20 percent as a premium bond account doesn't pay tax.

Comments

  • eskbanker
    eskbanker Posts: 38,022 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 11 October 2024 at 3:08PM
    It's academic as you won't be able to nominate a premium bond account as a linked account for a bank, but in any case it wouldn't eliminate any tax liability relating to the interest already earned, even though the return (prizes) from PBs themselves isn't taxable.

    Edit: just to check, are you definitely due to pay 20% tax on your interest, i.e. you've used all of your allowances and nil-rate bands, etc?
  • Yes I will be liable to pay the 20 percent tax.
    Thanks for the information.
  • Albermarle
    Albermarle Posts: 29,016 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Seventh Anniversary Name Dropper
    Presume you have used all your ISA allowance ?
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 352.1K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.6K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 454.3K Spending & Discounts
  • 245.2K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 600.8K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177.5K Life & Family
  • 259K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.