From 13 January 2018 HMRC will no longer be accepting payments made from personal credit cards.
HMRC is only allowed to accept credit card payments on the basis that there is no cost to the public purse, and the EU Payment Services Directive 2, which comes into effect on this date, prohibits merchants (including HMRC) from recharging associated fees back to customers.
Corporate, business and commercial credit cards are not affected by this change and HMRC will continue to accept personal and commercial debit cards.
Taxpayers will continue to have alternative payment options including:
- Direct Debit
- Faster Payment
- BACs
- Debit card
- CHAPs
Details of ways to pay your tax bill can be found on GOV.UK.
Taxes which can be paid to HMRC online include:
- Self Assessment
- employers’ PAYE and National Insurance
- VAT
- Corporation Tax
- Stamp Duty Land Tax
- Income Tax (because you previously under-paid)
- miscellaneous payments (if your payment reference begins with ‘X’)
