Nine top tips for preparing tax returns

of  these mundane comments being published so late in the tax return season? Most prqactitioners are already aware of most of the points made

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Be careful with recorded delivery, from experience I can tell you that Royal Mail rarely actually obtains a signature and just marks the file with 'delivered' which the Revenue won't accept. If you complain to RM that its a signed for service, they apologise and occasionally send you a few stamps.. very unhelpful against a penalty !

does notb track items from sender to recipient but only from recipients sorting office to recipient.

special delivery is needed for full tracking and even then sometimes no signature is requested if recipient is not there.

If they have received Recorded Delivery items.
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/ntcmanual/specialistsec_postroom/ntc05011...

The only proof you need is proof of posting.

Have just started a practice so personally found some of the tips quite helpful, especially the expense items that HMRC are particularly interested in.  Thanks.

 Hi, I am a student so these are very useful in helping me to understand my job. Any more like this?