Cancel Economic Crime Levy Registration After Insolvency

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Tell HMRC an entity liable for the Economic Crime Levy has become insolvent

Cancel an organisation or individual's registration for the Economic Crime Levy and send any final returns to HMRC, if they've become insolvent.

From: HM Revenue & Customs Published 10 April 2026 Get emails about this page Print this page Use this online form if an organisation or individual liable for the Economic Crime Levy becomes insolvent. You can:

• submit the relevant returns whether the registered business continues to trade or not
• cancel their registration for the Economic Crime Levy

Who can use this form

You can use the online form if you’re appointed as:

• a trustee in bankruptcy or sequestration
• a liquidator
• an administrator

Before you start

To use this form you’ll need the:

• name of the organisation or individual
• business address
• Economic Crime Levy registration number
• type of insolvency
• date when the business became subject to the insolvency procedure

• deregistration date
  The types of insolvency include:

• administration

• members’ voluntary liquidation

• creditors’ voluntary liquidation

• compulsory liquidation

• individual insolvency such as bankruptcy or sequestration

How to cancel

You’ll need to sign in to cancel the registration online. You can use either:

• your sign in details — you can create these if you do not have them
• your email address — you will get a confirmation code that you can use to sign in Start now

What happens next

You will get a reference number and an email confirmation.

We should deal with your form within 28 working days. We’ll contact you if we need further information.

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Published 10 April 2026

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