How do I delete my EasyTaxer account?

Open Settings → Account, scroll to Delete Account and select it, type the email address you sign in with, then select Delete Account again. Your account is closed and you are signed out. We keep your data for 60 days in case you change your mind, then delete it for good; your records at HMRC are not affected.

Where to find it in EasyTaxer: Settings → Account → Delete Account

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Before you start

If you want a copy of what you have entered, select Download My Data first.

Step by step

Open Account, under Settings.
If you want a copy of what you have entered, select Download My Data first. You get a ZIP file.
Scroll to Delete Account. Deleting signs you out straight away. We keep your data for 60 days in case you change your mind, then permanently delete your account and your data in EasyTaxer: bank accounts, transactions, assets and cached HMRC records. Your records at HMRC are not affected, and your HMRC submission evidence and our invoices are kept for 6 years, as the law requires. A record that your National Insurance number has used EasyTaxer is also kept for 6 years, with the number replaced by a coded form that does not show it, so that the free trial can be used only once per person.
Select Delete Account, then type the email address you sign in with to confirm.
Select Delete Account in the confirmation box. Your account is closed and you are signed out. To restore it, sign in within 60 days.

Steps: the text version of this video

Account settings

You delete your account in Settings, under Account.
Want a copy? Download it first

If you want a copy of what you've entered, download your data first.
What is deleted

Deleting signs you out straight away. We keep your data for 60 days in case you change your mind: sign in within that time to restore your account. After that we delete your account and your data in EasyTaxer for good. For 6 years we keep your HMRC submission evidence and our invoices, as the law requires, and a record that your National Insurance number has used EasyTaxer, in a coded form that does not show it. Your records at HMRC are not affected.
Confirm with your email

Select Delete Account. To confirm, type the email address you sign in with.
Delete your account

Selecting Delete Account again closes your account and signs you out. You have 60 days to change your mind, so only do it when you're sure.

What happens next

To restore your account, sign in within 60 days.

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