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Self Assessment
Reminder – Self-Assessment Deadline 31 January 2013
Thursday, January 17th, 2013This is just another reminder that the deadline for 2011/12 Self-Assessment Tax Returns is midnight on Thursday 31 January 2013. Failure to submit by this time will incur a late filing penalty plus failure to settle all outstanding liabilities by the same date will result in a late payment penalty. Comment Importantly, taxpayer will have [...]
Agent Reminder – Self-Assessment Deadline 31 January 2013
Tuesday, December 18th, 2012HMRC have used their Agent Update 33 to remind agents and advisors that the deadline for 2011/12 Self-Assessment Tax Returns is midnight on Thursday 31 January 2013. Failure to submit by this time will incur a late filing penalty plus failure to settle all outstanding liabilities by the same date will result in a late [...]
‘May Day Call for Tax Returns’ by HMRC
Monday, April 23rd, 2012HMRC have issued a press statement aimed at anyone who was due to complete a SA Tax Return by 31 January 2012 but has not. The reason for this is that HMRC’s penalty structure allows for an initial fixed penalty in the sum of £100.00 to be imposed for late receipt after 31 January, with [...]
HMRC Issues Self-Assessment Penalties
Sunday, February 26th, 2012From last week, HMRC began a two-week process of issuing penalty notices for over 800,000 taxpayers who failed to meet the 31 January 2012 deadline for online filing 2010/11 tax returns and the payment of any outstanding tax ( In fact, this deadline was extended this year to 02 February 2012 in light of industrial [...]
Government Scraps ‘SA Donate’
Sunday, February 26th, 2012The SA Donate scheme allows a Self-Assessment taxpayer to direct any tax refund to a charity which has registered with HMRC to receive such sums. Section 429 of the Income Tax Act (ITA) 2007 allows for such redirections of a tax refund to be eligible for tax relief under Gift Aid. As the deadline for [...]
HMRC Tax Return Deadline – Reasonable Excuse
Sunday, January 29th, 2012The 31 January filing deadline applies to all taxpayers required to complete a SA tax return by HMRC. This is, of course, unless they can demonstrate that there is a ‘reasonable excuse’ for not doing so. In this regard, last week, BBC’s Money Box programme discussed the issue of a member of Britain’s armed forces [...]
HMRC Self-Assessment Tax Return Reminder
Saturday, January 28th, 2012This is the final repeat of the news items from last week and the week before. HMRC’s Press Office has also issued another reminder – however, see the below press release dated 26 January 2012: In its New Year message, HMRC have issued a reminder to those who have still got to complete their Tax [...]
HMRC Tax Return Deadline – Extension
Saturday, January 28th, 2012The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union advises that some HMRC staff are likely to stage a series of ‘short strikes’ on 31 January this year. This is to object to the use of two private companies, Sitel and Teleperformance, who have been engaged to handle trials in HMRC tax credit contact centres. These year-long [...]
HMRC Self Assessment Tax Return Reminder
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012This is just a repeat of the news items from last week, as it is especially relevant at this time of year. In its New Year message, HMRC have issued a reminder to those who have still got to complete their Tax Return for 2010/11. This has to be filed: Online, and By midnight 31 [...]
Self Assessment Tax Return Reminder
Sunday, January 15th, 2012In its New Year message, HMRC have issued a reminder to those who have still got to complete their Tax Return for 2010/11. This has to be filed: Online, and By midnight 31 January 2012 The quote from HMRC says: Missing the 31 January deadline will mean that Self-Assessment taxpayers will face penalties…. we want [...]
