Getting your refund
IR3 returns
If the result on your IR3 return is a refund, you can:
- get it direct credited to your bank account
- receive it as a cheque
- transfer all or part of it to your student loan
- transfer all or part of it to someone else, and have any balance refunded to you (this can be a split payment)
- transfer all or part of it to your provisional tax payments
If you've made payments towards your provisional tax for the next tax year and your IR3 shows you have less or no provisional tax to pay, the overpayment can be included in the amount we refund or transfer.
Personal tax summaries
If your personal tax summary shows a refund, you may need to confirm that your details are correct before receiving your refund. See "Find out more" below for information about confirming your personal tax summary.
If you're due a refund and have overdue debt
If you have any overdue debt which is not under an instalment arrangement, your refund may be used to pay this debt first. If you have any arrears in child support your refund will be used to pay this first regardless of any instalment arrangement you have. Any remaining credit will be refunded to you.
Find out more
- Confirm your personal tax summary
- Understanding your personal tax summary calculation
- Understanding your IR3 assessment
Date published: 21 Feb 2007
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