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Updated on 6 April 2026

Student finance applications

Applications must be made to student finance bodies for both tuition loans and maintenance loans. Some students will need to include information from tax returns and tax forms to support their applications. This page explains what tax information you may need to complete these forms. If you need ...

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Updated on 6 April 2026

Tax payment problems and debt

This page is for people who are unable to pay their tax bill or who have tax debt. If you have received an overpayment of tax credits or have a tax credits debt, you should look at Tax credits: overpayments page in our benefits section.

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Updated on 6 April 2026

Tax refunds

These pages tell you how to claim back overpaid tax from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and what the time limits are for making such a claim.

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Updated on 16 July 2026

Online tax accounts

This page gives an overview of some of HMRC’s digital services, how to access them (including proving your identity) and what support is available to help you use them. The information on this page is subject to change as HMRC continually improve and expand what is available online.

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Updated on 6 April 2026

Discovery assessments

If HMRC discover you have not declared tax they think you owe, they may issue a discovery assessment to try and collect that tax.

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Updated on 6 April 2026

Self assessment and tax returns

Self Assessment is a way of reporting your taxable income and paying tax. Under Self Assessment you submit a tax return to HMRC, giving details of your income and gains for a whole tax year. Not everyone is required to submit an annual Self Assessment tax return – it will depend on whether you meet ...

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