Register to Use HMRC Online Services

About HM Revenue and Customs

HM Revenue and Customs, or Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, which may be called HMRC for short, is responsible for the collection of taxes and the payment of some of the state supports as a non-ministerial department of the UK government. The taxes it is responsible include direct taxes, indirect taxes, excise duties, stamp duty land taxes, and environmental taxes.

About HM Revenue & Customs Online Services

HM Revenue & Customs Online Services is the services provided by HM Revenue & Customs at its website. People with registered accounts can get access and use the Online Services anytime they need. A range of online services are offered there, all of which aim to be efficient and customer friendly.

The HM Revenue & Customs Online Services intend to provide every user with a quick, secure and convenient access to the services they need. You can register as an individual, an organization, or an agent. For individual users, personal transactions such as Self Assessment, VAT and Child Benefits are available.

How can you register to use HM Revenue & Customs Online Services?

Before you begin, you will need to prepare the following:

1. You need to have access to the internet.
2. You need to provide the relevant information for the services you select to use.

Detailed instructions:

1. Visit the website of HM Revenue & Customs Online Services at: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/online.
2. Click “Register – new users”.
3. In the next page, click “Register”.
4. You can select which type of account you want to create, Individual, Organization, Pensions, or Agent.
5. Tick the services you wish to use in this online system.
6. As required, provide the information you need to complete the registration.
7. You can learn how to register first at: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/demo/index.html.

Summary

HM Revenue & Customs is now providing its services online. You can register at the website of its Online Services as Individual, Organization, Pensions, or Agent and choose the services you need to use. All of the procedures can be done at home, which will save everyone a lot of time on the way and in the local HMRC offices as well.