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please pay twice
I have noticed (and had it confirmed by HMRC) that the online calculator for self assessment for individuals filing on line takes no account of payments on account made during the year
The total shown as due at 31 January is tax on whole of income plus first payment on account, disregarding any payments on account entirely
this means that a lot of people without professional advisors will be paying twice as much as they should and, as it shows tax payable, will not have registered for a refund so will be waiting a long time before they get their money back
Another stealth tax?
No tax - no penalty
No Barry, as I understand it for individuals (but not partnerships) the penalty is the lesser of £100, and any tax owed.
Hence if no tax is owed, no penalty.
Tax return deadline
Thanks for that Rebecca,
He hasn't actually got any tax to pay, as he was employed up to the 15/1/08, and the self employment from 15/1/08 - 5/4/08, he has made a loss so should i get him to send a payment to the revenue for £100, for the late filing penalty.
Third party software
You can file only (i.e. without a 64-8 in place) using third party software, but without a UTR you will not be able to file online at all.
The best suggestion is to calculate the tax and get your client to pay this today or tomorrow so that it reaches HMRC by Saturday. That way the penalty will be capped at zero.
Tax Return Deadline for new clients.
Hi,
I have just taken on a new client a couple of weeks ago, who has been self employed since the 15/1/2008, but has not registered for self assessment. I have now registered him as self employed, but waiting for a unique tax reference number to come through from the revenue. They said it would be fast tracked about 7 days. It is now 12 days and am still waiting for this number. I can't authorise myself as an agent to this client on a 64-8 until i receive this number, and with the deadline approaching on Saturday, i am panicking that i am not going to be able to file his return online in time, to avoid paying the late filing penalty. Have spoke to the revenue today, but they can't give me that information over the phone to say whether it has been sorted or not.
Have you got any ideas or suggestions that i can get round this, to avoid paying a late filing penalty thorugh lateness of the tax return.
Kind Regards
Barry Gould
I would be...
...interested to know why you believe that the penalty for a trust is not capped at the tax outstanding on 31 January (the end of your third paragraph above refers).
It was my understanding that Section 93(7) TMA 1970 applies to trusts as well as individuals.
I am interested because I may need to rely on this in the very near future!
Thanks