SAM121071 – Returns:
individuals returns: return receipt (individual): responsible
office elsewhere (Action Guide)
Where you discover the office with processing responsibility is
elsewhere follow steps 1 - 5 below. For details of how to access
the SA functions, select ‘Index Of Functions’ on the
left of the screen.
In all cases
- Stamp the date of receipt on the front of the return. Where the
filing date falls on a day when the office is closed, all returns
received
in the post on the following working day should be
date stamped as received on the filing date
Before logging, if it is obvious from the return or
enclosures
- Record receipt of the return using function LOG RETURN
- Send the return
immediately to the correct office with processing
responsibility by Tax Post Direct with a covering note to say the
return has been logged
Returns received and logged before 31 October but not sent
to responsible officebefore December cut-off date
- Capture the return details, except for returns applicable to
Public Departments 1. Under no circumstances should you capture any
returns in respect of cases applicable to Public Departments 1
(PD1), which will include the office reference of 940. These should
be sent immediately to PD1 by Tax Post Direct, marked for the
attention of the Area Operations Manager
- Send the return, with a covering note giving details of the
action taken, to the new office with processing responsibility
immediately by Tax Post Direct
