Skip to main content

This is a new service – your feedback will help us to improve it.

Posted Tue, 03 Dec 2024 22:24:38 GMT by Gigi
Hi, I’m completing SA for 2023-24. I have stopped being self employed 1 April 2024 and started as employee the same month. At the “change self employment details” section on the SA I confirmed i have ceased trading before April 6 2024 and have put the right end date. However when I get to “ view your calculation” I see that first and second payment on account are being requested for 2024-25. Will these disappear after the final submission ( same as the payment on account already made and not shown as deducted at this stage) or there is any further communication I need to make to end the self employment? Thank you
Posted Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:45:40 GMT by maxb
I've never been in quite this situation myself, but I have a feeling the requested payments on account are mostly just based on the total you are needing to pay this year. However, a claim to reduce payments on account is a routine process, and it's linked towards the bottom of the right hand menu in the Self Assessment site after you are done with a return - and also mentioned at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-to-reduce-payments-on-account I think you'll need to submit your return, and then submit one of those claims too.
Posted Tue, 10 Dec 2024 09:43:33 GMT by HMRC Admin 19 Response
Hi,
If you have confirmed that your self employment has ceased in the 2023 to 2024 tax year, payments on account should not be present after you submit your return. If they do still appear on your account following submission, you will need to contact our Self Assessment team so we can update your record if necessary.
Self Assessment: general enquiries
Thank you.

You must be signed in to post in this forum.