I have a couple of new self-employed clients who need to file tax returns for the 2013/14 tax year. They have not yet informed HMRC that they needed to file a 2013/14 tax so don't have UTRs yet.
We are now almost a couple of months past HMRC's deadline of 5/10/14 for notifying them that a return is required, but almost a couple of months before the 31/1/15 deadline, so I'm doing online registrations now, hoping UTR's will arrive before 31/1/15.
Can anyone comment on how long HMRC are currently taking to issue a new UTR when the application is made online?
Thanks in advance.
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I requested a UTR 1.5months ago.
Still not processed.
have done both papee and online forms in the hope one of them may get processed quicker.
am not holding my breath.
30 days
I think you have 30 days from the Notice to file a tax return in any case. And penalties for failure to notify are tax geared based on tax outstanding at 31 Jan.
Processing times
can vary actually.I requested 6 UTR's in the last 2 months.4 out of 6 were processed within 4 weeks time and 2 were done in the 6th week.
3 months to do
You get 3 months from the date of notice to do the tax return.
Chances are you will get the notice in the next 4 - 6 weeks (early - mid Jan 2015)
You have 3 months from that date to submit your return.
Not sure if you need to pay any tax due by 31 January or you get same 3 month period to pay. If you dont pay by 31 January you will only have interest and/or surcharges to pay anyway.
@carl
Fawltybasils advice is spot on.
In my experience best to send a cheque with a letter and put info on back of cheque to ie Client Name address NI no and a phone number. In letter tell them it is to cover 2013-4 Tax Liabillity. Send it to Bradford
Hello there is any way I can see if my utr is processing? I got a user ID and when I enter it does not say about it? Got completly lost in it.... :(
Thank's