How do I add self assessment to my Gateway account

Whilst you may have created a Government Gateway account and have a UTR, it may be that your Self Assessment account and Gateway accounts have not been linked. If they are not linked, you will not be able to file your Self Assessment tax return.

To check this please:

 

1. Log out of GoSimpleTax, this clears the Gateway ID and passsword you have entered.

 

 

2. Log in to your HMRC Gateway account. 

    When logged in check that your UTR is shown on the screen (see below) and you can see the Self Assessment section, if showing then please log out of the HMRC Gateway account then re-try your submission.

   

   

  If your UTR is not shown please move to step 3.

     

3. If you are not able to see your UTR look for the section called 'services you can add', click here and choose Self Assessment You will then be sent to a screen that looks like:

Click Activate your Self Assessment and follow the onscreen prompts. HMRC will then send you an activation code via post, this can take 10 days, once received you will need to use this to activate the service. 

Once activated wait a further 48 hours for HMRC to enable the service so you can file your tax returns.

Please note that if you are filing tax returns for multiple people then you will need each persons Gateway ID and password to complete the submissions for them.

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