SAM110070 | Repayments: issue repayment: effective dates of payment
From HM Revenue & Customs · Self Assessment Manual
The effective date of payment (EDP) of a payment or credit is the date on which it is deemed to have been made.
The SA system will automatically allocate an original EDP to a payment, or a freestanding credit created automatically by the SA system when it first appears on the SA record. The EDP of a freestanding credit created manually must be allocated manually.
It is important that the correct EDP is given to a payment or credit as this allows the calculation of late payment interest and / or repayment supplement as appropriate on the SA record.
However, the original EDP of a payment or credit can change if that payment or credit becomes an overpayment which is subsequently set-off / reallocated.
Information on the EDP to be used for overpayments to be set-off / reallocated or repaid and original EDP for freestanding credits created manually from certain types of relief claims, is available below.
SET-OFFS / REALLOCATIONS, REPAYMENTS AND RPS
The following information is available on each Overpayment / Credit Type listed below
Effective date of payment to be used when clerically creating freestanding credits for certain relief’s and when setting-off / reallocating payments and repayment supplement (RPS)
Effective date of payment allocated by the SA system to freestanding credits created automatically
Date from which RPS is payable on overpayments and freestanding credits, if applicable
For further information see the subject in this section for each Overpayment / Credit Type.
Overpayment / Credit Type
Allocated payment or credit to be repaid or reallocated via OAS (SAM110005)
Balancing charge credit (BCC) including PAYE and CIS deductions (SAM110035)
Freestanding credit created manually from a ‘stand alone’ claim made after the time limit for amending the return (SAM110087)
Freestanding credit created manually on the SA record from a PAYE / CODA overpayment, including pre-SA SC60 deductions (SAM110089)
Reallocation of a payment allocated in error (SAM110144)
Reallocation or repayment of repayment supplement (SAM110187)
S144 TCGA Adjustments by the creation of a freestanding credit (SAM110231)
Unallocated payment on SA (SAM110260)
Once a freestanding credit has been created and allocated to a charge, the EDP / RPS rules for payments should be followed if any further reallocation of this credit is made.
Note: Within SA, balancing charge credits and freestanding credits have the ability to attract RPS irrespective of whether they have been allocated to a charge or not. However, payments made within SA will only have the possibility to attract RPS once they have been allocated to a charge that is subsequently reduced, thereby creating an overpayment (excluding interest charges).
Use function VIEW STATEMENT to view the allocation history of a payment