Annual declaration

HMRC guidelines

Annual declaration and payment of fees

If you're registered with HMRC you must:

  • submit an annual declaration that all your details and information are correct and up to date
  • pay an annual fee for anti-money laundering supervision

You will receive a message to your online account 30 days before your annual declaration and fee payment is due. This message will tell you the steps you need to take to make sure your registration continues.


You will receive an email to let you know that:

  • the message has been sent to your online account
  • you need to log into your online account using your Government Gateway user ID to view the message

AML Protect is designed to cover you in case the email gets to spam or the designated contact is no longer with the business.

You will need to complete the following 2 stage process to submit your declaration and pay your fee.

Stage 1 — submit your declaration

You need to check that all your details and information in your account are up to date. If any of your details have changed, you will need to update them before submitting your declaration.

You need to select the 'submit' button to submit your declaration.

Stage 2 — pay your fee

After you have submitted your declaration, you will receive:

  • a confirmation of the annual fee amount that is payable
  • a payment reference number — this must be quoted when you pay your annual fee

If you pay your fee without quoting your payment reference number, HMRC may not be able to match the payment to your business. This may lead to your fee being shown as unpaid and your registration being cancelled.

If you do not complete your annual declaration and pay your annual fee on time, your registration will be cancelled. Both stages must be completed in order for you to remain registered.

Find out more about HMRC's money laundering registration policy and details about how to pay your fees for money laundering supervision.

If you are having issues with submitting your declaration or paying your fee, you should contact MLRCIT@hmrc.gov.uk.

If your registration is cancelled and you need to register, then you will need to:

  • Sign into your online account.
  • Complete a new application.
  • Pay the annual supervision fee.

After you've completed your application or declaration

You can sign in to the service to check the status of an annual supervision application.

You will not get a paper certificate. You'll need to update your registration every 12 months.

You should also check your supervision details are correct.

If you no longer need to be registered with HMRC you should withdraw your application or cancel your registration.


This information is based on content from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and is used under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0

The original content can be found on the GOV.UK website.