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The government made tax credits available to reduce the amount of money some people pay in tax. The amount of tax credits that you receive depends on your circumstances, so it’s important that you keep this information up-to-date and report any changes to HMRC. If you receive tax credits then you’ll be sent a renewal pack each year.
Your renewal pack will confirm the deadline date for renewing your tax credits.
If you receive Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit, or both, you should report any change in your circumstances to HMRC within one month of them happening. This is to make sure that you receive the right amount of credit. You might also need to renew your tax credits each year, though for some people this will happen automatically.
You can report any changes to your circumstances, renew your tax credits, and check your payment schedule using the HMRC app, or by signing into the Government Gateway service.
HMRC sends out renewal packs to everyone receiving tax credit. If any of your details are wrong, you must let HMRC know as soon as possible using either the app or the online service. If your details are correct, and HMRC have not asked you to submit a renewal, you don’t need to do anything.
If you don’t renew your tax credits on time, HMRC will stop making tax credit payments, and you may need to repay any credits you received from 6th April 2021 onwards. If you contact HMRC within 30 days then you may be able to restore your payments. If you miss that deadline, but you want to continue receiving tax credits, you’ll need to explain why there was a delay.
If you’re self-employed and have not yet submitted your Self Assessment tax return for 2020/21, you should make a reasonable and fair estimate, and submit your profit and loss report as part of your tax credit renewal.
You’ll then have until 31st January 2022 (the Self Assessment tax return deadline for 2020/21!) to confirm your income using the online management service. Just be aware that you won’t be able to claim any underpayments in the future, but you might have to repay any overpayments you receive.
You’ll need to include the total amount you received if you claimed any of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grants. The grants are taxable, so you’ll need to include SEISS payments on your Self Assessment tax return too.
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