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20 Jan 2010
The taxman has said the 31 January deadline for online self-assessment will not be relaxed because it falls on a Sunday.
HMRevenue & Customs is expecting the number of taxpayers filing online to top the record 5.8m who logged on last year, but has remained firm on the cut-off point of 11.59 pm on the day.
Those who file after this time will take a £100 penalty plus interest on late payments.
"There's no real reason it can't be done online," said a spokesman today. Earlier this week, Grant Thornton tax experts urged people not to wait until the last minute to file, warning HMRC's website had been known to crash under heavy traffic.
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£100 penalty applied on !st february 2010
The article is incorrect concerning when the £100 penalty is applied. HMRC have not applied a penaltuy for tax returns received on the 1st February for several years.
Posted by: Russell Hibbin, 06 Jul 2010 | 00:00