Approximately 3.5 million people now use HM Revenue and Customs\u2019 (HMRC) online personal tax accounts, claims a report.<\/p>\n
Having had just one million users in April, the report boasts a successful uptake of the online platform among personal tax payers.<\/p>\n
The online tax accounts are part of the government\u2019s Making Tax Digital campaign, which will see a complete digital overhaul of the current tax system.<\/p>\n
The accounts had come under fire for lacking some essential features, but overall satisfaction of the new system is claimed to be above 70 per cent.<\/p>\n
Online tax accounts are currently limited to seeing the progress of submissions, the expected level of state pension, registering for a paperless relationship with HMRC, changes affecting company cars, seeing how tax is calculated, claiming back tax due, tax credits service, child benefit, checking and changing address details, and national insurance.<\/p>\n
But HMRC intends to add an end-of-year reconciliation and repayment service, and Pay As You Earn (PAYE) services in the near future.<\/p>\n
\u201cPAYE customers will be able to check they\u2019ve paid the right amount of tax and if they\u2019ve paid too much they can arrange a refund direct to their bank account within 3-5 working days. Much quicker than waiting for a payable order and having to pay it into their accounts themselves\u201d, said HMRC.<\/p>\n