Monthly Archives: November 2026

HMRC introduces faster National Insurance refunds

HMRC has introduced an automated payment process to speed up refunds for people who may have overpaid National Insurance contributions. The process has been in use since early summer, according to HMRC’s latest Agent Update. HMRC will write to people it identifies as potentially having overpaid, providing details of their past employment and National Insurance […]

New HMRC tax assessments for savings interest

HMRC is beginning to issue tax calculation letters (P800) and Simple Assessment notices (PA302) to collect any tax owed on bank and building society interest earned during the 2025-26 tax year. Some taxpayers may already have received a Simple Assessment for the 2025-26 tax year that did not include their savings interest. If HMRC subsequently […]