Self Assessment taxpayers will not be charged a 5% late payment penalty if they pay their tax or set up a payment plan by 1 April, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced. The payment deadline for Self Assessment is 31 January and interest is charged from 1 February on any amounts outstanding. Normally, a … Read more
HMRC have today announced a Self Assessment filing extension. Self Assessment customers will not receive a penalty for their late online tax return if they file by 28th February. More than 8.9 million customers have already filed their tax return. HMRC is encouraging anyone who has not yet filed their tax return to do so … Read more
HMRC will accept Covid-19 as a reasonable excuse for late filing of self assessments, as long as they explain how they were affected in their grounds for appeal and submit the return as soon as they can. Pandemic related personal or business disruption, whether to a taxpayer or their agent, might very well constitute a … Read more
With the self assessment deadline of 31st January speedily approaching HMRC have announced around 5.4 million are yet to submit their returns. HMRC expects 12.1 million tax returns to be filed this year. Around 55% have already filed their returns, with more than 6.2 million choosing to submit online (93% of all returns filed). Almost … Read more
With the Self Employment Income Support Scheme being extended to provide support until March 2021 HMRC have published the details for the third grant. The Changes The eligibility rules have changed, however a self assessment tax return for 2018-19 will need to have been submitted and will need to show income from self employment. The … Read more
Capital Gains Tax changes self assessment taxpayers need to know. HMRC is reminding taxpayers that they have until 31 January 2021 to declare any profit made from selling a UK residential property, which was not their main home, during the 2019-20 financial year. Since 6 April 2020 there have been changes to how taxpayers declare … Read more
The help for the self employed and businesses affected by the November 2020 lockdown has been updated. Self Employment Income Support Extension The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant extension provides critical support to the self-employed in the form of 2 further grants, each available for 3 month periods covering November 2020 to January 2021 and … Read more
HMRC issue self assessment scam warnings asking self assessment customers to be alert to criminals claiming to be from HM Revenue and Customs. As the department issues thousands of SMS messages and emails as part of its annual Self Assessment tax return push, HMRC is warning customers completing their returns to take care to avoid … Read more
The generosity of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) Grant Extension will be increased from 40% of average trading profits, to 55%. In addition, the opening of the service has been brought forward from 14 December to 30 November. How will it work? The SEISS Grant Extension provides support to the self-employed in the form of … Read more
Due to coronavirus it was possible to defer the Self assessment payment to HMRC due 31st July 2020. For those that chose to defer due to the impact of coronavirus the tax owing should be paid in full by 31st January, 2021. No penalties or interest will be added as long as it is paid … Read more
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