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Tax on Raisin Interest

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Hi All,

I had an account with Raisin that matured in February 2024. i just realised that Raisin does not take off the tax on the interest. Do I need to declare this HMRC via a self-assessment?

Thanks in advance.
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  • Ayr_Rage
    Ayr_Rage Posts: 2,715 Forumite
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    No banks take tax off interest these days.

    Whether you need to declare it depends on if you need to file a Self Assessment return, check on the website.

    https://www.gov.uk/self-assessment-tax-returns
  • newbieni
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    Ayr_Rage said:
    No banks take tax off interest these days.

    Whether you need to declare it depends on if you need to file a Self Assessment return, check on the website.

    https://www.gov.uk/self-assessment-tax-returns
    I do need to complete a self-assessment.
  • Dazed_and_C0nfused
    Dazed_and_C0nfused Posts: 17,553 Forumite
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    newbieni said:
    Ayr_Rage said:
    No banks take tax off interest these days.

    Whether you need to declare it depends on if you need to file a Self Assessment return, check on the website.

    https://www.gov.uk/self-assessment-tax-returns
    I do need to complete a self-assessment.
    Then it will form part of the total you enter in the untaxed interest box.
  • ab56
    ab56 Posts: 51 Forumite
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    Yes, you ought to declare the Raisin interest on your self-assessment form (unless the interest earned is on an ISA account).
  • newbieni
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    ab56 said:
    Yes, you ought to declare the Raisin interest on your self-assessment form (unless the interest earned is on an ISA account).
    Is Raisin interest not automatically taxed?
  • eskbanker
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    newbieni said:
    ab56 said:
    Yes, you ought to declare the Raisin interest on your self-assessment form (unless the interest earned is on an ISA account).
    Is Raisin interest not automatically taxed?
    Savings interest (from anyone) has been paid gross since 2016....
  • Sea_Shell
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    Raisin don't declare interest to HMRC either, like most other providers do.


    How's it going, AKA, Nutwatch? - 12 month spends to date = 2.60% of current retirement "pot" (as at end May 2025)
  • DRS1
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    newbieni said:
    ab56 said:
    Yes, you ought to declare the Raisin interest on your self-assessment form (unless the interest earned is on an ISA account).
    Is Raisin interest not automatically taxed?
    Is there something special about Raisin?
  • Dazed_and_C0nfused
    Dazed_and_C0nfused Posts: 17,553 Forumite
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    DRS1 said:
    newbieni said:
    ab56 said:
    Yes, you ought to declare the Raisin interest on your self-assessment form (unless the interest earned is on an ISA account).
    Is Raisin interest not automatically taxed?
    Is there something special about Raisin?
    They are an intermediary, a bit like Hargreaves Lansdown and their Active Savings option.

    Reporting of interest in that situation seems to be a grey area.
  • financies
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    edited 10 May at 1:57PM
    A point of fiscal interest may be that Raisin offers "Sharia accounts", which do not pay interest as such but present it as profit-sharing, which therefore should be considered not to be taxed interest, but rather capital gains taxed. EDIT: It appears that the profit-sharing is still treated as interest..
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