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Self Assessment: general enquiries

Contact HMRC for advice on Self Assessment and to change your personal details.

Online

Chat with HMRC's digital assistant

You can ask our digital assistant for help with:

  • registering for Self Assessment
  • ending Self Assessment
  • filing your tax return and paying your bill
  • appealing a penalty
  • requesting a refund
  • activation codes
  • using Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

If the digital assistant cannot help you, you can ask to transfer to a webchat with an HMRC adviser if they’re available.

Find guidance on:

If you’ve already contacted HMRC, you can check when you can expect a reply.

X (previously known as Twitter)

You can use X to ask HMRC questions. We cannot discuss specific cases or individual tax affairs, so do not give any personal details.

Start your post with @HMRCcustomers

Opening times:

  • Monday to Friday: 8am to 8pm
  • Saturday: 8am to 4pm

Phone

Contact Self Assessment general enquiries

Call HMRC if you have a query about:

  • your Self Assessment returns, payments, replacements or notices
  • signing up for or using Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

Telephone: 0300 200 3310

Outside UK: +44 161 931 9070

Opening times: Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm. Closed bank holidays.

Find out about call charges

Contact online technical support for Self Assessment

Contact HMRC’s online services helpdesk if you:

  • are having problems submitting your return online
  • have lost your online service username or password
  • get any error messages in your online account or on a form

If you are using Making Tax Digital for Income Tax software, you will need to contact your software provider directly for technical support. HMRC will not be able to answer any technical questions about your software.

Post

You can write to HMRC if you have a Self Assessment query.

Self Assessment
HM Revenue and Customs
BX9 1AS
United Kingdom

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Updates to this page

Published 14 May 2025
Last updated 28 July 2026 Show all updates
  1. Making Tax Digital for Income Tax information has been added to the 'Online', 'Phone' and 'Related content' sections.

  2. To provide Self Assessment support on Saturday 31 January, our webchat will be open from 8am to 4pm and our phone helpline will be open from 9am to 4pm.

  3. Phone line opening times over Christmas and New Year have been added.

  4. First published.