I chose to pay my tax bill via my PAYE tax code I received a text asking me to pay my tax bill.

Hi,

No if the balance from your Self Assessment is included in your tax code you will be the same amount as if you had paid as on off payment. 

Thank you.

I was in the same position to OP (choosing pay through my tax code and then later received a message from HMRC asking me to pay the tax before 31 January, even though I satisfied all conditions). I phoned the helpline and the helpful agent confirmed that there was a mistake on the system, he then corrected it so that my tax would be collected via PAYE, and I can now see my self assessment accoutn shows nothing outstanding. I would have been fined by HRMC if this hadn't happened even though it was their error, so if anybody else is in this situation I urge you to contact them and not assume it will get collected by PAYE! Details on https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/self-assessment

I submitted my SA on the 30th Dec 2024 and selected to pay my bill via PAYE, like all of you, I didn't receive any confirmation that this would take place and also received reminders about paying my bill to avoid penalties. After reading this forum, I decided to contact HMRC directly to clarify and the helpline assisted me to setup the payment through PAYE, the confirmed this had been actioned and it would start from 6th April 2025, also confirmed that myself and my employer would receive a letter about the change in tax code.

Has anybody ever received any confirmation that the funds have been taken through PAYE and received their payment back? I've just had a notification today which as anybody will know, is a shock and causes a lot of undue stress. I've paid the exact amount I owed but not the penalty or interest yet pending the appeal. When I submitted my SA for the 23/24 tax year, I know for certain I selected the option to have it collected through PAYE on my employment, yet it hasn't been so now I'm in a worse financial position than I planned for. My confusion has come in because they altered my tax code with work (down from 1257L to 1201L) so this, I thought was confirmation that it had been received and was being actioned. If it hasn't been, then surely I am paying too much tax? I'm so stressed, would love some reassurance on this

I think you should talk to HMRC as soon as possible, so you can ask them what happened, and find out the current status as they see it - and maybe get them to fix things. Webchat is probably the easiest way to get hold of them, and the "Self Assessment: general enquiries" link has been posted in several previous messages in this thread. The chat starts out connected to an automated system, but just tell it "talk to a human" (and queue for one to be available). One thing that stood out in your message... you said your tax code had been altered, but not whether you meant your current one, or one which will apply from 6th April, in 2 weeks. Tax from the 23/24 return, if being collected via tax code, would happen from 6th April 2025 i.e. tax year 25/26. If it the tax code alteration you mentioned was for the current (i.e. 24/25) tax year, it was likely for some other purpose than collecting tax from your 23/24 return. The notice from HMRC telling you about your new tax code should also explain how it has been calculated. If you don't have it on paper, try to see if you can find it online - it's in the same HMRC website where you fill in and submit your return, under the heading "View PAYE coding notices". But in any case, you need to get in touch with HMRC urgently, as if, for any reason, you can't get the penalty removed, right now you're still accruing additional interest on it.

I am paying my tax through my paye code and am doing this year's tax return. In the part where it asks if you have any debts collected by paye do I enter what is being collected for last year's returns? I've watched the video and I'm none the wiser! Thanks

Hi Dawn Crofts,
Yes, you are correct.
Thank you.