However, it has been announced that HMRC will not contest appeals against the £100 late filing penalty in respect of 2013/14 tax returns where the taxpayer provided a reasonable excuse for not filing on time.
In the past, HMRC has looked in detail to judge if each excuse is reasonable but will now reallocate resources onto tax evasion and avoidance.
What counts as a reasonable excuse is normally something unexpected or outside your control that stopped you meeting a tax obligation, for example:
Death of your partner shortly before the deadline
An unexpected stay in hospital
Your computer or software failed just before or while you were preparing your return online
HMRC online service issues
Postal delays that couldn’t be predicted
Although the latest announcement concerns late self-assessment tax returns, the above list of excuses applies generally to other returns and payments such as VAT, PAYE and those due under the Construction Industry Scheme.
The dog ate my tax return…
News: July 2015
The dog ate my tax return…
…is not a reasonable excuse!
However, it has been announced that HMRC will not contest appeals against the £100 late filing penalty in respect of 2013/14 tax returns where the taxpayer provided a reasonable excuse for not filing on time.
In the past, HMRC has looked in detail to judge if each excuse is reasonable but will now reallocate resources onto tax evasion and avoidance.
What counts as a reasonable excuse is normally something unexpected or outside your control that stopped you meeting a tax obligation, for example:
Although the latest announcement concerns late self-assessment tax returns, the above list of excuses applies generally to other returns and payments such as VAT, PAYE and those due under the Construction Industry Scheme.
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