Self-assessment tax

Self-assessment: tips for filing your UK tax return to avoid risk of a £100 fine
As HMRC’s deadline looms, here’s a guide to cutting your bill by taking advantage of the various reliefs
Miles Brignall and Rupert Jones
14, Jan, 2023 @10:00 AM

Record number of Britons file tax returns on Christmas Day
This year, 3,275 took a break from mince pies and charades to fill in their self-assessment forms, HMRC said
Joe Middleton
28, Dec, 2022 @3:15 PM

I can’t convince HMRC I’m not self-employed
A reader writes that they keep on receiving late self-assessment charge letters although they have a job
Miles Brignall
25, Apr, 2022 @6:00 AM

HMRC locks out taxpayers from their online accounts
Verify service allowing users to confirm identity using driving licence or credit records scrapped without backup plan
Anna Tims
23, Apr, 2022 @6:00 AM

Parents of adults taxed by HMRC as if still getting child benefit
Those people still to file their 2020-21 self-assessment return should check if they are due a refund
Rupert Jones
29, Jan, 2022 @7:00 AM

HMRC effectively extends self-assessment deadline by a month
Move is a repeat of concessions made last year in response to Covid-19 pressures
Rupert Jones
06, Jan, 2022 @2:35 PM

‘I got back £4,300 just by checking my tax code was right’
HMRC repaid a woman thousands after she discovered she was taxed as if she received child benefit
Rupert Jones
30, Jan, 2021 @7:00 AM

Self-assessment tax return: top tips to help you with the process
As the 31 January deadline looms, use lockdown to file your return on time
Rupert Jones
16, Jan, 2021 @9:00 AM

Millions yet to file self-assessment tax return as deadline nears
People who tick the right box could be £125 better off if they were told to work from home
Rupert Jones
02, Jan, 2021 @7:00 AM

Self-employed in the UK? Here are the chancellor's new measures to help
Rishi Sunak boosts safety net but workers criticise measures as not going far enough in coronavirus crisis
Patrick Collinson
20, Mar, 2020 @7:38 PM

HMRC says 3 million people still have not filed annual tax return
Self-assessment deadline is 31 January and late filers face £100 initial penalty
Patrick Collinson
24, Jan, 2020 @2:19 PM

Tax return 2019: a stress-free guide to tackling it
With just days to go until the HMRC deadline, we take the pain out of the process
Rupert Jones
26, Jan, 2019 @8:30 AM
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