Self Assessment tax returns
Claiming a tax refund
You may be able to get a tax refund (also known as a ‘repayment’ or ‘rebate’) if you’ve paid too much tax. You can check how to claim a tax refund.
You may not get a refund if you have tax due in the next 45 days (for example for a payment on account). Instead, the money will be deducted from the tax you owe.
If you’ve already claimed a tax refund
You can check when you can expect a reply from HMRC about your claim.
The status of your refund may show as ‘pending’ in your online tax account. This means that the refund has been created but still needs to be approved and paid.