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Hi guys, I applied for Naturalisation a couple of weeks before and did my biometrics last Wednesday. Yesterday I got a letter from HMRC stating I paid too less tax for last financial year (2016/17). I applied for my ILR last year and got the £2375 reimbursed from my employer. HMRC have stated this as a 'Benefit in Kind' and have taxed it at £953. Now I have two questions in this regard:

1) Are the HMRC right in taxing me for the visa fees?
2) If yes, and if I pay the tax now, will it affect my naturalisation application?

Very wrong timing to get this letter from HMRC

Thanks in advance for your support guys!

1) Are the HMRC right in taxing me for the visa fees?

It isn't really visa fees. You received an income/bonus/payment from your employer likely through PAYE, so yes, it is taxable.

2) If yes, and if I pay the tax now, will it affect my naturalisation application?

It should not affect your application if you pay it or set up a payment plan.

The simplest thing would have been to get a company cheque for your ILR application.

Thanks CR001 for your prompt response.

If I pay tax through the online HMRC portal, will that be sufficient? Or should I call HMRC and make them aware that I have filed a Naturalisation application and so make a note on my records that this has been paid. I am asking this as I am aware that HMRC records take a while to be updated.

HMRC have nothing to do with your naturalisation and wouldn't care either way.

If you pay it, they update their systems.

Thanks CR001