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Posted Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:06:39 GMT by ukmercenary
Hi Hope someone can help or point me in right direction. My accountant complete my 2022/23 tax return. **These figures are made up** They calculate my tax to be £4000 before the 1st payment on account of £2000 So I assumed I should have had to pay £6000 by the 31st Jan 2024 However if I look on the HMRC website it say's I only paid £3977.1 It looks like I didn't have to pay the first payment on account, why would this be?, even still I would have expected the £4000 would reconcile with HMRC instead it is £22.9 difference. Not a massive difference but I wondered why? 
Posted Fri, 19 Jul 2024 05:41:08 GMT by HMRC Admin 25 Response
Hi ukmercenary,
It's most likely that there was £22.90 still outstanding to be paid on your statement before your 22/23 balancing payment and 23/24 Payments on Account were calculated.
Any payment made on Self Assessment goes towards the oldest oustanding amount, so the outstanding £22.39 will have been paid first.
If you would like us to confirm this, please contact us by webchat or phone here:
Self Assessment: general enquiries
Thank you. 

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