HMRC interest rates for late and early payments
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Permanent increase to penalty interest rates
The new tax year saw a change to the way interest on late paid taxes is calculated. What’s changed and what are the new charges? Prior to 2025/26, interest was charged at the Bank of England base rate plus 2.5% on most underpaid taxes. In a push for unpaid tax bills to be settled, it was announced at the 2024 Autumn Budget that this would change to the base rate plus 4% from 6 April 2025. The government says the rate of late payment interest enc…
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