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Licence application tax check: communications resources

Factsheets, images and other resources to help stakeholders inform their licensees about the tax check.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 13 October 2021
• Last updated: 22 May 2023 — See all updates

Documents

Tax check – sample article/blog post

HTML

Tax check factsheet

HTML

Tax check factsheet (PDF for print)

PDF, 47.8 KB, 2 pages

Social media messaging for England and Wales

HTML

Social media messaging for Northern Ireland

HTML

Social media messaging for Scotland

HTML

Tax check social media imagery (for England, Scotland and Wales)

ZIP, 265 KB

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Tax check social media imagery (for Northern Ireland)

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Tax check factsheet (Arabic)

PDF, 670 KB, 2 pages

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Tax check factsheet (Bengali)

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Tax check factsheet (Gujarati)

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Tax check factsheet (Punjabi)

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Tax check factsheet (Urdu)

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Details

HMRC is introducing a simple tax check that will take place when people renew the following licences:

• taxi and private hire drivers
• private hire operators
• booking offices
• scrap metal dealer sites
• mobile or itinerant scrap metal collectors

This is a small addition to the requirements licensing authorities already put in place. The straightforward online check should only take a few minutes, typically once every few years.

The tax check is simply to confirm that the applicant is appropriately registered for tax.

The tax check was introduced for licensees in England and Wales from April 2022 and will be introduced for licensees in Scotland and Northern Ireland from April 2023.

We want to make sure licensees:

• understand what the tax check code is
• are registered for tax where needed

How you can help

We have provided these communications resources for stakeholders and partners to use across your own channels to help share important information and helpful messages with licensees. They include:

• sample article/blog post
• tax check factsheet (provided in various languages)
• sample social media messages and visuals

Please share these materials with licensees, including through your social media channels.

The messages can be personalised as needed and should be used in conjunction with dedicated guidance on the tax check and the preparatory guidance for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Tell us what you think

We’d like to find out how useful you find the communications materials provided on this page. We have created a short survey to capture your feedback. We’d be grateful if you could complete it, it should take around 10 minutes.

Published 13 October 2021
Last updated 22 May 2023 + show all updates

1. 22 May 2023

   Fully updated guidance with translations for 2023.

2. 11 November 2021

   Added factsheet leaflets translated into Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Urdu and Welsh languages.

3. 13 October 2021

   Added translation