HM Revenue & Customs

Tax Reference

Please enter any of the following reference numbers

Corporation Tax Reference

A unique reference allocated by the Registrar of Companies, to a company that is incorporated or registered under the UK Companies Acts.

This can also be called the Company Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) and will have been issued by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). It is made up of ten numbers, for example 1234567890, and can be found on the 'Notice to deliver a Company Tax Return' (form CT603). It may also be found on other documents HMRC have issued.

Employer PAYE Reference

The first part of the reference is three digits and this is the number of the tax office that deals with your PAYE, for example 123. The second part of the reference comes after the forward slash and is your tax office employer reference, for example /A246.

This can be found on your form P60 End Of Year Certificate, which your employer or pension provider will supply at the end of each tax year showing your earnings for that year. It may also be found on your payment slip and is also known as your tax reference.

National Insurance Number (NINO)

Your NINO is a nine-digit reference made up of letters and numbers in the following format: QQ123456A. You can find your NINO on your National Insurance card, letters from Social Security, documents sent to you from HM Revenue & Customs or on your pay slips.

Stamps Taxes Online Reference Number (STORN) / Unique Transaction Reference Number (UTRN)

Enter the reference number from the payslip on page 7 of the form SDLT1 Land Transaction Return.

Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR)

A UTR is allocated to a company, individual or partnership, by HM Revenue & Customs when a Self Assessment or Corporation Tax record is set up.

It is made up of ten numbers for example, 1234567890 and you will find it on your Tax Return, a Notice to complete a Tax Return or on your Statement of Account. It may also be on other documents.