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A guide to HMRC Tax Assessments and Tax Overviews

If applicants are self employed, we require the last two years HMRC tax assessments
(SA302) and corresponding tax overview forms.

Three ways to access HMRC documents:

HMRC self assessment online

1 Applicants who usually send off their tax return through a HMRC self-
assessment online account, can print both of the required documents from
their online account too.

How to access the tax assessments

Log into the HMRC online account via online.hmrc.gov.uk

Select ‘Self Assessment’ (NB. If your clients are only registered for Self Assessment
they
will be automatically directed to this screen)

Follow the link ‘View your Tax Return’

Follow the link ‘Tax Return options’

Select the desired year from the drop down menu and click the ‘Go’
button

Select the ‘View return’ button

Follow the link ‘View calculation’

Follow the link ‘View and print your calculation’

Follow the link at the bottom of the page to ‘Print your full calculation’
How to access the tax overview forms

Log into the HMRC online account via online.hmrc.gov.uk

Select ‘Self Assessment’ (NB. If your clients are only registered for Self Assessment
they
will be automatically directed to this screen)

Follow the link ‘Self Assessment Overview’

Follow the link ‘View account’

Follow the link ‘Tax years’

Select the desired year from the drop down menu and click the ‘Go’
button

Follow the link ‘Print your Tax Year Overview’

Repeat steps 5 to 7 if you require Tax Year Overviews for any previous years

Commercial Software

Some applicants use commercial software to send their tax returns, this
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software should allow the applicant to print their tax assessments (SA302).
The tax overviews however will have to be accessed through their self-
assessment account

Post and Phone

Applicants who send their paper tax return to HMRC will receive a copy of
3 their tax assessments (SA302) by post.

A copy of their tax year overview can then be requested by calling HMRC on
0300 200 3310 using their Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) and NI.
Example of Tax Assessment (SA302) Form

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Example of Tax Overview Form

Points to remember:

The HMRC logo is usually presented in the The Society will be interested in the total
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top left of the Tax assessment (SA302) and income received for that financial year.
overview forms.
5 The Society will also be looking for the
The two forms should show the applicants Income Tax and National Insurance due.
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name and their Unique Taxpayer The figure shown on the tax assessment
reference corresponding with one (SA302) should always correspond to the
another. figure shown on the overview.

The progress bar on the tax assessment


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should be shown as 100% complete. If the
tax return is 100% complete then it’s been
submitted and copy is held on the self-
assessment account with HMRC.

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