Abbey National plc interest paid / earned

Although the amounts are relatively small (for me at least!), I've just noticed that when I earn interest on my in-credit bank account, but slip into the red for one or two days a month, I get charged interest, but it is not netted off the amount I earn, with the result, I end up paying more tax than I deem is really necessary. Surely it would be better for customers if Abbey netted off the charged interest against the earned interest. Is Abbey National working for Gordon Brown?

Other than those banks that operate offset against (which are mainly to do with mortgages), are there any banks that offset offset bank accounts

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Mitchum
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In message , Mitchum writes

HM Revenue & customs rules do not allow Debit Interest to be offset against Credit Interest in the way you describe.

Offset mortgages dont do it either.

They offset two or more accounts. They set off debit balance on Account A against the credit balance on Account B on a daily basis and either charge or pay interest on the net balance. In your original example you had only one account and you were in credit some of the time and debit the rest. You cant be credit & debit on the same account at the same time and so with just one account there is nothing to offset against.

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john boyle

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