With less than a month to go, the countdown is on for 5.4 million customers who still need to complete and pay their Self Assessment and avoid penalties, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) warns. Thousands of taxpayers have already done so by completing their tax returns before the fizz was barely flat on New Year’s Day. HMRC can today reveal more than 24,800 people filed on 1 January.
4,409 Self Assessment customers completed their tax return on Christmas Day
40,072 filed their tax return over the Christmas break
Customers encouraged to prepare and file their tax return ahead of January deadline
More than 4,400 Self Assessment customers avoided peeling the sprouts to file their tax return online on Christmas Day, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can r
HMRC’s 2024 review of its HMRC app: 2 million new users, 100 million sessions and £652 million in Self Assessment payments Download and access the HMRC app 24/7 to get personal tax information, National Insurance, and Child Benefit.
2024 has been the most successful year for the HMRC app to date, with 2 million more people able to easily check their tax codes, view a
Self Assessment customers unable to pay their tax bill in full by 31 January 2025 can spread the cost using HMRC’s online Time to Pay system Time to Pay plans support those who cannot pay their tax bills on time by arranging regular monthly payments in return for avoiding any further late payment penalties Online payment plans can be set up for tax bills up to £30,000, without the need to conta
People selling unwanted items online can continue to do so with confidence and without any new tax obligations, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed. The reminder comes as online platforms start sharing sales data with HMRC from January 2025 – a new process that, when announced last year, generated inaccurate claims that a new tax was being introduced.
This Talk Money Week (4 – 8 November), taxpayers are being urged to “Do One Thing” and get on the HMRC app to save time and simplify managing their money and tax. More than 1.7m people are already using the HMRC app every month, which enables users to access services such as making a Child Benefit claim, finding your National Insurance number and a tax calculator to estimate your take-home pay.
With around 2,000 babies born on 26 September each year, more than any other day, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging parents to claim their Child Benefit entitlement.
Claiming online means families could receive their first payment within just a week of their baby’s birth.
Child Benefit is worth up to £1,331 a year for the first child and £881 for each additional child.
Claims ca
More than 670,000 18-22 year olds yet to claim their Child Trust Fund are reminded to cash in their stash as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) reveals the average savings pot is worth £2,212.
More than a million parents will receive reminders from this week to extend Child Benefit for their teenagers if they are continuing their education or training after their GCSEs or Scottish Nationals.
With many A level students planning their next steps in life, those starting university in September can ‘tap the app’ to get National Insurance and tax information they need to complete their student finance applications, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has said.
Anyone applying for a student loan for the 2024/25 academic year is encouraged to start their application now and to get the essential
The government is making it easier for customers to check for and fill any gaps in their National Insurance (NI) record to help increase their State Pension by launching a new online service today (29 April 2024).
During National Apprenticeship Week HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is encouraging apprentices to claim the money that is rightfully theirs. Whether that’s making sure you’re being paid the correct hourly rate to claiming the savings in your Child Trust Fund, this is how to do it.
Know your worth
You’ve started an apprenticeship, you’re bringing home a wage, but are you getting paid correct
With only one week to go until the 31 January Self Assessment deadline, the 3.8 million people yet to file their tax return are urged to act now or risk facing a £100 penalty.
As the deadline to submit a Self Assessment tax returns looms, nearly 44,800 people have sorted their tax bills totalling almost £148 million, by setting up a payment plan.
More than 7.7 million Self Assessment customers have already filed their tax return for the 2022 to 2023 tax year, but HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding anyone who still needs to pay their tax bill should do so
Nobody enjoys having to wait on hold on the phone just to resolve a simple query - and those completing Self Assessment tax returns no longer need to, with more help and advice than ever before available online.
Self Assessment customers have just 100 days left to submit their tax return ahead of the deadline on 31 January 2024, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has said.
And with the clock ticking down, customers can find various types of help from webinars to step by step guides at the click of a mouse.
Anyone who needs support to complete their return for the 2022 to 2023 tax year can access the onl
Almost 250,000 Self Assessment customers filed their 2022 to 2023 tax return during the first week of the tax year, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed.
Self Assessment customers could take advantage of four key benefits when filing their tax return early, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed.
Updates have been delivered to the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) app, giving access to most services on the platform in Welsh for the first time.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will issue 1.5 million annual tax credits renewal packs for the 2023 to 2024 tax year to customers between 2 May and 15 June 2023.
HMRC is responsible for making sure that the money is available to fund the UK’s public services and for helping families and individuals with targeted financial support.
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