Everyone has a ‘personal tax account’. You can use your personal tax account to do various things, including checking your PAYE tax code, completing and submitting a tax return, claiming a tax refund, managing your tax credits, checking your state pension and telling HMRC about a change in your address.

You access your personal tax account via www.gov.uk/personal-tax-account . To get a personal tax account, you first need to verify your identity and sign up via the Government Gateway service. For more information on what a Government Gateway account is and how to register see www.litrg.org.uk/tax-guides/tax-basics/digital-services-dealing-your-tax-and-tax-credits-online#toc-what-is-the-government-gateway- . You also need a national insurance number (see Chapter 58(2) ).