Submit a return for the Economic Crime Levy

Who must submit a return

You must submit returns on a yearly basis if you have registered for the Economic Crime Levy, even if you do not meet the threshold for paying the levy.

For example, if you register and submit a return as a medium-sized entity in the first year, you will need to pay the levy. If you do not meet the revenue threshold in a following year, you will need to submit a return, but not pay the levy.

What you’ll need

You will need to tell us about:

• the relevant accounting period for your organisation
• your UK revenue for the relevant accounting period
• how long you carried out anti-money laundering regulated activities for during the financial year

You will also need to tell us information about the person in your organisation who is completing the return including their:

• name
• role
• contact details

When to submit a return

You must submit a return by 30 September each year.

This return will be based on:

• your UK revenue for the financial year
• whether you stopped or started anti-money laundering regulated activity in the previous year

The financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March of the following year.

Submit a return

You must use the online service to submit your return.

You’ll need to sign in to the service with the Government Gateway user ID you used to register for the Economic Crime Levy.

Submit a return now

After you’ve submitted a return

You will be given a 14-digit return number, starting with an X. You will need this to pay your Economic Crime Levy.

If you need to amend your return

You can change your return if:

• the original information you gave us is wrong

• your circumstances have changed

To amend your return, sign in to your Economic Crime Levy account.