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HMRC interest rates to be reduced (for now)

HMRC are to update their interest rates for late payments and overpayments of most taxes following the recent Bank of England decision to reduce the base rate to 4.75%. Based on the existing method for calculating the HMRC rates (as provided by SI 1989/1297) the following will apply from 26 November 2024 (except for quarterly instalment payments of corporation tax):

  • late-payment interest: 7.25%;
  • repayment interest: 3.75%.

At Autumn Budget 2024 the UK Government announced its intention to increase the late-payment interest rate by 1.5 percentage points from 6 April 2025.

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