Self Assessment deadline
To make sure our customers are not disadvantaged if they cannot get through to HMRC's call centres on 31 January, we will not impose any late filing penalties for people who file their Self Assessment returns on 1 and 2 February.
The SA deadline remains midnight on 31 January. But HMRC will treat all returns that come in by midnight on 2 February as though they were submitted by 31 January. No customer will have to pay interest on payments due on 31 January that are paid on 1 or 2 February.
Acting Director General Personal Tax, Stephen Banyard, said: "We've always been very clear that we want the returns - not the penalties. For that reason, we don't want anyone who can't get through for help and advice on 31 January to be disadvantaged in any way."
Death of former HMRC chief Lesley Strathie
Dame Lesley Strathie, former Chief Executive Officer and Permanent Secretary
at HM Revenue & Customs,
passed away on Saturday, January 14.
HMRC
announces new facility to tackle serious tax fraud (Opens new window)
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will introduce tougher procedures for
civil fraud investigations later this month, the department has announced.
As part of the Government’s commitment to tackle fraud, HMRC’s new Contractual Disclosure Facility (CDF) will be launched on 31 January 2012 and follows consultation with interested parties in the autumn.
Under the new facility, HMRC will contact taxpayers, in writing, to inform them that they are suspected of serious tax fraud, and offer them the opportunity to enter into a contract to disclose that fraud within 60 days.
Revenue's
rebate warning in run-up to tax deadline (Opens new window)
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is warning taxpayers not to fall victim
to 'phishing' emails sent out by fraudsters in the run-up to the Self
Assessment deadline of 31 January.
The email tells the recipient they are due a tax rebate, and provides a link to a clone of HMRC's website where the recipient is asked to give credit card or bank details. Fraudsters then try to take money from the account using the details provided. Victims risk having their bank accounts emptied and their personal details sold on to other organised criminal gangs.
In the last three months, HMRC has helped shut down 185 websites that were responsible for sending out the fake tax rebate emails.
New
year tax return reminder (Opens new window)
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued a new year reminder to anyone
who hasn't yet sent in their 2010-11 Self Assessment tax return
There are two important things to remember if you still haven't submitted your 2010-11 return - firstly, you must send it online and secondly, you need to do so by the 31 January deadline. If you send HMRC an online return after this date, or you file a paper return, you will receive a £100 penalty - even if you have no tax to pay or you pay your tax on time.
