HMRC Self Assessment online service
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Plans and prices
From HMRC Self Assessment online service's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| HMRC Self Assessment online service | Free | Individual returns · not for partnerships, trusts, estates, non-residents or some other specified cases |
The facts
Each one read from HMRC Self Assessment online service's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account features
- Users can view previous returns, check their details and amount owed, print their tax calculation, and sign up for paperless notifications.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Guidance
- The online return includes help text for sections including self-employment, employment, pensions, property and capital gains.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Investment income
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Mobile access
- web_onlychecked 22 Sep 2026
- Permission controls
- Permission for compatible software to access HMRC information lasts 18 months and users can check or withdraw it at any time.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Self Assessment is HMRC’s system for collecting Income Tax, and people and businesses with other income report it through a tax return.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Rental income
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Return coverage limit
- The service cannot file returns for partnerships, trusts or estates, non-residents, or several other listed situations; HMRC directs those users to commercial software or other forms.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Save and resume
- Users can save a return and return to it later instead of completing it in one sitting.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- HMRC says online filing is more secure than paper filing and may ask users to prove their identity to keep their details safe.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Self-employment support
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Sign-in requirements
- Users need sign-in details and a Unique Taxpayer Reference, and may be asked to prove their identity using photo ID.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Software data access
- Some compatible commercial Self Assessment software can retrieve PAYE, taxable benefits, self-employed National Insurance and Marriage Allowance details from HMRC with the user’s permission.checked 11 Oct 2026
- State filing
- nonechecked 22 Sep 2026
- Support
- HMRC offers online technical support and phone help for sign-in, registration and submission problems; phone waiting times can be up to 45 minutes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Welsh language
- The online filing service is also available in Welsh.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Who can use it
- The online filing service is for self-employed people and people who must send a tax return for other reasons, such as rental income.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
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