What is an NRC?

The NRC (Complete Reference Number) is the code generated by the bank as a receipt to identify a tax payment.A CRN consists of 22 characters which include encrypted information on the taxpayer's Tax ID, amount, form, financial year and period.

The CRN will appear on the receipt for the operation, along with the summary of the payment details.For the NRC to be valid, it is important that the data provided at the time of payment are correct.

In tax returns and self-assessments that require payment, and for which you have not selected direct debit payment, you must include the NRC generated to be able to complete filing.

On the other hand, when payment settlements / debts, once payment has been made and you have obtained the CRN, the procedure will be completed with no further actions necessary.You can save the answer obtained with the NRC as proof of the operation.

If the payment was made through the payment gateway of the AEAT but the receipt has not been obtained or has not been kept, there is the possibility of recovering it from the options "Consultation of a previous payment by direct debit" and "Consultation of a previous payment by card payment".

In addition, if you made the payment through the payment gateway of the AEAT and, due to a specific incident, you have not obtained the NRC you can recover it without having to resort to the corresponding query option of a previous payment, using the button "Recovery of NRC".

For the "Retrieve from NRC" button to be displayed, these requirements must be met:

• You are accessing the payment or linking from a form, with the Payment Gateway of the AEAT and you are not accessing via the option to consult a previous payment.

• You have made the payment correctly and there is a charge in the financial institution.

• That you did not get NRC on the screen due to an issue, possibly very punctual.