Find all your HMRC and tax emails before 31 January
If you do Self Assessment, the online return and any tax owed are due by 31 January. Here's how to pull every HMRC email into one place.
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Search: hmrc OR "self assessment" OR "tax return" OR "tax.service.gov.uk". Select all the results, then choose Label › Create new › "Tax". Add older_than:2y to find older years.
Outlook / Hotmail
Search for HMRC, then self assessment. Select the results and move them to a new "Tax" folder. Then create a rule so future HMRC emails go there too.
What to keep
- Payment confirmations and receipts, P60s and P45s (often sent by your employer, not HMRC).
- Invoices and receipts for business expenses.
- Letters or notices about your tax code or any payments on account.
Spot fake HMRC emails
HMRC scams are common around the January deadline. HMRC says it won't email you to say you're due a tax rebate or ask for personal or payment details. Don't click links in a suspicious email. Forward it to [email protected] and sign in through GOV.UK instead. See GOV.UK: phishing and scams.
Then clear the rest
Once your tax emails are safely labelled, clear out the promotions and old newsletters. Follow the Gmail guide or the Outlook guide.
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