Taxpayers are being urged to “Do One Thing” and get on the HMRC app to save time and simplify managing their money and tax.

More than 1.7 million people are already using the HMRC app every month, which enables users to access services such as making a Child Benefit claim, finding your National Insurance number and a tax calculator to estimate your take-home pay.

Between July and September 2024, 711,382 new users downloaded the app, and there was a 39% increase in app activity compared to the same period last year – up from 20.93 million sessions to 29.22 million. And nearly £300 million has been paid to HMRC via the app so far this financial year.

HMRC is encouraging anyone who hasn’t yet downloaded the free and secure HMRC app, one of the UK’s top-rated finance apps, to do one thing and get on it today.

The most popular features used on the app between July and September this year were:

· Check State Pension contributions– 1.9 million sessions

· Manage Child Benefit – 1.6 million sessions

· View annual tax summaries – 1.4 million sessions

 

Here are the tasks you can use the HMRC app to:

· Check your tax code, National Insurance number, and income and employment history from the past five years

· View and manage Child Benefit, Tax Credits, and your State Pension forecast

· Access tax details, including your Unique Taxpayer Reference and income information

· Use tools like the tax calculator to estimate take-home pay, and check for National Insurance contribution gaps

· Make payments for Self Assessment, Simple Assessment, and even set payment reminders

· Access your Help to Save account and claim refunds if you’ve overpaid tax

· Track forms and correspondence with HMRC

· Update personal information like your name and address

· Save your National Insurance number to a digital wallet and opt for electronic communications from HMRC

· Use HMRC’s digital assistant for guidance and support