RetireJapan

On Feb 7th I posted two cheques off to HMRC. One for over 2,000GBP to back pay as much as I could. The other for around 180GBP to cover year 2023-24.Both cheques were cashed on 28th Feb. From this date I have been checking every week or so to see if these payments are reflected in my NIC record. Uns...

Hi Snoogly,


I am just about to post my cheque today to HMRC. I was also given the same address following a call to them.

Did you get acknowlegement of receipt of your payment?

I just looked up the postcode on google maps / streetview and it shows a building being demolished!

Kuma, Thank you for your info from the community thread. I had no idea such a thing existed. I fully agree its worth persevering with this. I did call yesterday at bang on 8am UK time and got through to a human pretty quickly. The guy was helpful and gave me hope that his information would help me t...

Here is a strange one! Has anyone tried to back pay NICs via bank transfer recently? I tried yesterday using the exact account details on my most recent letter from HMRC. The account number and sort code did not match the account name: 'GBS Re NICO Receipts HMRC' I also tried following the online in...

Hi, Has anyone here successfully set up UK voluntary NIC payments for their Japanese spouse? My wife has a National Insurance card from our time living and working in the UK. TIA for any information on this topic. Thank you also to the regular contributors for the vast wealth of information shared o...

Sutebayashi,

Thank you for your reply. Yes I am a tax resident here and appreciate your help.

Hi, I have been a long time lurker / reader of this forum and would like to say thank you for all the incredibly detailed information that has been shared. Especially regarding the UK voluntary pension contributions. I have a question regarding how I might be taxed on gains made in the UK. I made a ...